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By Raymond J. Spitznas (Baltimore) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Smithsonian Handbooks: Butterflies & Moths (Paperback)
The jacket blurb says this series comprises the most "accessible recognition guides." I'm not sure what that means, nor am I sure who this book is intended for but it wasn't me, nor, I suspect, any average backyard nature observer.The illustrations are beautiful but as an identification guide it is totally useless. First, it is too inclusive. Butterflies and moths from the entire world are included, making its applicability limited. Worse, the insects are arranged not by color, size, habitat, or similar factor, but by their zoological family! If I were knowledgeable enough to have this information at my disposal, I probably wouldn't need a guide book. Finally, very few of the insects have an illustration of the caterpillar stage included. My recommendation: if you want to identify moths or buttereflies, look for another guide.
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Exactly what I wanted,
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I wanted a book that had butterflies and moths from around the world so I could get some paint schemes, and this one is what I was hoping for! I don't know that it would be very useful for identifying either (maybe if it had appendices for color or something for referencing), but it's great for my purposes. It includes basic butterfly/moth info, habitats, haunts, and what I was really looking for: Pictures. If there would be one thing that I would have liked even more, it would be even bigger pictures, but I'm being picky. I don't need to buy another book.
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i havent read a whole book since graduate school but have never stopped learning about things. we have the entire collection and i now devour them cover to cover. i purchased almost all of them on Amazon for $5-$13 each (verses the $20 cover price). my kids and i LOVE to read these books and learn about the rocks, fossils and nature we find camping and fishing.
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Of all the inserts, butterflies and moths are the most celebrated. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
feathered antennae, hairs caterpillar, marginal band Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Time of Flight, Habitat Wingspan, Author Linnaeus, Author Fabricius, South America, Author Cramer, Author Walker, North Africa, South Africa, British Isles, Sri Lanka, North America, Habitat Family, Central America, Author Felder, Iti Family, Author Stoll, Species Author, Author Donovan, Family Species, Author Westwood, Author Fahricius, Author Kollar, South Australia, Papua New Guinea Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Of all the inserts, butterflies and moths are the most celebrated. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
feathered antennae, hairs caterpillar, marginal band Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Time of Flight, Habitat Wingspan, Author Linnaeus, Author Fabricius, South America, Author Cramer, Author Walker, North Africa, South Africa, British Isles, Sri Lanka, North America, Habitat Family, Central America, Author Felder, Iti Family, Author Stoll, Species Author, Author Donovan, Family Species, Author Westwood, Author Fahricius, Author Kollar, South Australia, Papua New Guinea Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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