Dragonflies and Damselflies of California (Paperback)

~ Timothy D. Manolis (Author) "So, you are interested in dragonflies?..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is now the book on all the California Odonates and should ride in the pack of every naturalist, butterflier, and birder in the American west from May through October."

Product Description

The Exclamation Damsel, Bison Snaketail, Powdered Dancer, Black Meadowhawk, and Sedge Sprite are just a few of the dragonflies and damselflies identified in this complete guide to California's abundant Odonates.

o Species accounts discuss identification in the field and in the hand, behavior, habitat associations, geographic distribution, and flight season

o Includes 40 vivid full-color plates and supplemental black-and-white drawings

o Provides a general overview of dragonfly anatomy, behavior, life history, and a complete set of range maps

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Product Details

• Paperback: 295 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press; 1 edition (May 8, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520235673
• ISBN-13: 978-0520235670
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #831,097 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just For California!, February 10, 2004

By	David B Richman (Mesilla Park, NM USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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This is a really neat and very reasonably priced book on dragonflies and damselflies. I liked it from the first time I saw it. The color illustrations are great and with the short descriptions are very helpful for identifying the families, genera and species. The size of the book is also just right for transport into the field.

I checked the book against our list for New Mexico and found that close to 1/2 of our dragonflies and damselflies are described! The handbook should thus be useful in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and northwestern Mexico, as well as the target- California.

For the price and quality the dragonfly and damselfly enthusiast in the Southwest could not find a better field reference!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "MUST HAVE" for every naturalist and budding entomologist, September 11, 2003

By A Customer

Anyone in California (or visiting California) who has ever shown any interest in dragonflies and/or damselflies should own this wonderful new book! It not only contains traditional keys to the insect families of both adults and larvae, but also a well-written narrative about the behavior and life cycle of these ancient and most interesting creatures. If you are one who prefers to "picture key" your way to an identification, that is possible, as well, thanks to Tim Manolis's beautiful color illustrations. If you are looking at this book, don't hesitate...buy it...you won't be sorry!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE, March 31, 2003

By	Douglas Aguillard "sdbirds" (National City, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Tim has done for Odes what Roger Tory Peterson did for birds!!! This is a must have for the Odesters in California.....