Butterflies of Arizona: A Photographic Guide (Paperback)

by Hank Brodkin (Author), Priscilla Brodkin (Author), Bob Stewart (Author)

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Arizona afficianados will enjoy the extensive coverage of the state's butterfly fauna.... -- American Butterflies, Spring 2002

“.....this new guide will be a "must-have" for the shelf or backpack of many "butterflyers” and wildlife enthusiasts.” -- Southwest Books or the Year 2001

Product Description
This book discusses all 331 species of butterfly seen in Arizona. It is illustrated 557 full, half and quarter page photographs taken under natural conditions by the authors and several other professional insect photographers. Opposite each photograph is essential information that includes key field marks, time of year the adult flies, caterpillar food plant, range and habitat in Arizona and pertinent biological and behavioral notes. There is an extensive food plant list edited by botanists Richard Felger and Michael Wilson.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 414 pages
• Publisher: West Coast Lady Press (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966307216
• ISBN-13: 978-0966307214
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #537,859 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book, December 29, 2001

By A Customer

A useful book covering the butterflies of Arizona. It is about the same physical dimensions as the Sibley Guide to Birds - a little large for a field guide, but still manageable.

The book is comprised of species descriptions on the left hand side of each facing pair of pages, with beautiful full color photographs of the relevant species on the right hand page. No more flipping between various sections of the book to match text and photos! The species descriptions include distribution within Arizona and general distribution in neighboring states, flight time, description, habitats, host plants and similar species.

There is also a small section on larvae, predators, and parasites.

This book is quite an achievement, I recommend it wholeheartedly.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb State Guide!, March 15, 2004

By	"warbleritis" (Louisiana, USA) - See all my reviews

This is an absolutely marvelous work on the Butterflies of Arizona, and undoubtedly one of the finest state field guides ever created. Includes a topography section (map of the basic parts of a butterfly), concise taxonomic list of species with lots of great photos, selected larvae of certain species, selected predators, and a 'Rare Butterflies' section, which covers the rarities that have been discovered primarily in the southeastern corner of the state. One other thing I especially liked was the Appendix of butterflies listed with their respective host plants. A super, must-have addition to any butterfly library!