Intro; Contents; Preface; INTRODUCTION; ORGANIZATION OF ACCOUNTS AND MAPS; BINOCULARS; HOW TO IDENTIFY DRAGONFLIES; HOW TO FIND DRAGONFLIES; WHAT IS A DRAGONFLY?; DRAGONFLY BIOLOGY; HABITATS; FLIGHT SEASON AND ABUNDANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; CONSERVATION; BACKYARD PONDS FOR DRAGONFLIES; PHOTOGRAPHY; DRAGONFLY SOCIETIES; DRAGONFLY BODY PARTS; ABOUT THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS; SPECIES ACCOUNTS; PETALTAILS -- FAMILY PETALURIDAE; DARNERS -- FAMILY AESHNIDAE; CLUBTAILS -- FAMILY GOMPHIDAE; SPIKETAILS -- FAMILY CORDULEGASTRIDAE; CRUISERS -- FAMILY MACROMIIDAE; EMERALDS -- FAMILY CORDULIIDAE
SKIMMERS -- FAMILY LIBELLULIDAEPLATES (1-47); Further Reading; Photographic Credits; Index and Checklist; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z
Summary
Dragonfly watching is fast becoming an enjoyable and exciting hobby for many of those who love butterfly watching. This book picks up on that trend and brings it to the reader in an attractive and accessible format. A new addition to Oxford's acclaimed Butterflies through Binoculars series of field guides, Dragonflies through Binoculars allows for quick and easy identification of all the 300-plus species of dragonflies that have been found in the United States and Canada. In these well-illustrated pages, Sidney W. Dunkle answers any query the beginner or expert might have on the subject of dra
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-252)
