Edition |
Second edition. |
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[Enhanced Credo edition] |
Description |
1 online resource (248 entries) : 2317 images ; digital files. |
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text rdacontent |
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still image rdacontent |
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electronic isbdmedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Welcome to Mexico and Central America and the world of butterflies! -- About this book -- Names -- About the plates -- Abbreviations and glossary -- About the maps -- Swallowtails: Archaic and Battus Swallowtails; Battus Swallowtails; Cattlehearts: Males with green; females with red and white; Cattlehearts: Males without green; females without white; Mimoides Swallowtails; Kite-Swallowtails; Kite-Swallowtails and Tiger Swallowtails; Tiger and "Giant" Swallowtails; "Giant" and Black Swallowtails; Swallowtails (Papilio) with red spots below; Magnificent and Band-gapped Swallowtails -- Whites and Yellows: Whites; Yellows; Mimic-Whites -- Gossamerwings: Hairstreaks; Coppers and Blues -- |
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Metalmarks: Theopes (almost always land with their wings closed); Theopes (green/gray eyes) and Sombermarks (black eyes); Sombermarks (almost always land with wings closed); Sombermarks; Sombermarks and Eyemarks; Eyemarks; Napaea and Relatives (almost always land with their wings open); Beautymarks and others; Yellowmarks, Geomarks and Sun-and-moon Metalmark; Fiestamarks and One Geomark; Scintillants; Scintillants, Adelos, Silvermarks and Mottlemarks; Greenmarks (and a Jewelmark); Jewelmarks (rarely open wings when landed); Bluemarks and others; Mimicmarks and others; Tanmarks 1 (A complicated genus that needs further work); Tanmarks 2; Tanmarks 3; Lemmarks, Graylers and Others (usually land with their wings open); Metalmarks with extensive white; Checkered Metalmarks, genus Apodemia; Yellow/orange-striped Metalmarks -- Brushfoots: Actinotes, True-Brushfoots; Admirals and relatives; Leafwings and Emperors; Owls, Satyrs, Monarchs, Ticlears -- Skippers: Firetips; Spreadwing Skippers; Skipperlings; Grass-Skippers -- Appendix: Selected bibliography; Selected websites -- About NABA -- Dedication. |
Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
Summary |
This is a revised second edition of a groundbreaking photographic field guide to the butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Written by Jeffrey Glassberg, the pioneering authority on the field identification of butterflies, the guide covers more than 2,000 species. |
System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Note |
Description based on title page of print version. |
Subject |
Butterflies -- Mexico -- Identification.
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Butterflies -- Central America -- Identification.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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Added Title |
Butterflies of Mexico and Central America |
Other Form: |
Print version: 0691176485 9780691176482 (DLC) 2017951508 304 pages : color illustrations, color maps |
ISBN |
9781787854062 electronic version |
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9781400889860 electronic book |
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1400889863 electronic book |
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9780691176482 paperback |
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0691176485 paperback |
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