Butterflies and Moths: A Companion to Your Field Guide (Phalarope Books) [Paperback]

Jo Brewer (Author), Dave Winter (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 194 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Trade; 1st edition (November 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131088467
• ISBN-13: 978-0131088467
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,401,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #55 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Field Guides > Insects & Spiders

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical guide that you take right into the field!, November 29, 2003

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merrymousies (Waterford, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Butterflies and Moths: A Companion to Your Field Guide (Phalarope Books) (Paperback)

This book has some of the best details I've come across in terms of the biology, habitat, predators/hazards, defenses, night observation, and tools of the trade for collecting, rearing, photographing these insects. It's written in layman's terms yet has so much information that you can really learn a lot. There are great pictures throughout (more are B/W but there is a section of color plates with incredibly good detailed pictures). One of the things I really like about this book is that the species of caterpillars, moths/butterflies are relatively common species that I've seen around our gardens here in Virginia so there's immediate relevance. This is definitely a good companion to a field guide as the sub-title suggests. A field guide will give you the highlights while this book will really enable you to dig in deep and learn about these marvelous, beautiful beings.