Butterflies in the Backyard [Paperback]

Scott Shalaway (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1, 2004

Beginners and longtime butterfly watchers alike will find much to celebrate in Butterflies in the Backyard. Part natural history, part gardening guide, the book contains solid information on butterfly behavior and habitats and also explains in careful detail how to attract these lovely creatures to your backyard with plants and feeders. Includes up-to-date information on migration and conservation efforts, as well as an identification guide for the most common North American species.

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Shalaway, a naturalist with a degree in entomology, explains the natural history of butterflies and moths and introduces readers to some of North America's most common species. These include swallowtails, painted ladies, admirals, monarchs, sulphurs, mourning cloaks, fritillaries, and skippers. He describes the mysteries of metamorphosis and migration, and explains how to attract butterflies with feeders and shelters. There are detailed descriptions of various species with data on their habitat, range, and food sources. This is not a field guide, but rather a well-illustrated connoisseur's guide (Shalaway lists his personal favorites) to enticing butterflies onto one's home ground and enjoying their presence more fully by being more informed about their identities and habits. George Cohen
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About the Author

Scott Shalaway is the author of Building a Backyard Bird Habitat (0811726983), The Wild Side (1882955005), and Birds, Bats, and Butterflies (1882955013), as well as a syndicated nature column that appears in newspapers throughout the East. He is also the host of the radio programs ?The Wild Side? and ?Birds and Nature.?

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811726959
• ISBN-13: 978-0811726955
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #816,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars butterfly handbook reads more like a textbook, May 25, 2007

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This was one of the books I purchased when looking for "the" butterfly guide. It is fairly comprehensive, for all that it's quite small, covering everything from lepidopteran biology to gardening for butterflies, but what's really lacking is the pictures. There is only one small glossy insert of pictures, and it only shows some adult butterflies and moths - no eggs, no larvae, no pupae. I much prefer The Family Butterfly Book by Rick Mikula.