| Description |
1 online resource (425 pages) |
| Series |
California natural history guides ; 92 |
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California natural history guides.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; What Are Butterflies?; Regional Butterfly Geography; Where Are Our Butterflies From?; Butterfly Life Histories; Voltinism and Seasonality; Dormancy and Diapause; Natural Enemies; Population Dynamics and Metapopulations; Butterflies and Climate Change; Butterfly Behavior; Butterflies and Plants; Butterfly Classification; SPECIES ACCOUNTS; How to Use This Section; Swallowtails and Parnassians (Papilionidae); Whites, Orange-tips, and Sulphurs (Pieridae); Coppers, Hairstreaks, Blues, and Metalmarks (Lycaenidae); Brushfoots (Nymphalidae) |
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Skippers (Hesperiidae)THINGS TO DO WITH BUTTERFLIES; Butterfly Collecting; Butterfly Watching; Butterfly Photography; Butterfly Gardening; Butterfly Rearing; Amateurs Can Do Important Science!; A Final Word about Conservation; Distributional Checklist; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Resources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Plates |
| Summary |
The California Tortoiseshell, West Coast Lady, Red Admiral, and Golden Oak Hairstreak are just a few of the many butterfly species found in the floristically rich San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley regions. This guide, written for both beginning and experienced butterfly watchers by one of the nation's best-known professional lepidopterists, provides thorough, up-to-date information on all of the butterfly species found in this diverse and accessible region. Written in lively prose, it discusses the natural history and conservation status for these butterflies and at the same time provide |
| Analysis |
brushfoots |
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butterfly biology |
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butterfly classifications |
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butterfly life history |
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butterfly photography |
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butterfly species |
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butterfly watchers |
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butterfly watching |
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butterfly |
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california tortoiseshell |
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coppers |
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evolution |
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golden oak hairstreak |
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lepidopterists |
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northern california |
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orange tips |
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parnassians |
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phenomenon |
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red admiral |
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regional butterfly geography |
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sacramento valley |
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san francisco bay |
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seasonality |
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skippers |
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sulphurs |
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swallowtails |
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voltinism |
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west coast lady |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-308) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Butterflies -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area
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Butterflies -- California -- Sacramento Valley
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NATURE -- Animals -- Butterflies & Moths.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Entomology.
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Butterflies
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California -- Sacramento Valley
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California -- San Francisco Bay Area
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| Genre/Form |
Field guides
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Manolis, Timothy D
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| LC no. |
2006024978 |
| ISBN |
9780520940185 |
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0520940180 |
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1282358685 |
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9781282358683 |
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9786612358685 |
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6612358688 |
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9780520244696 |
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0520244699 |
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9780520249578 |
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0520249577 |
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