The butterflies of Iowa

The butterflies of Iowa / Dennis W. Schlicht, John C. Downey, Jeffrey C. Nekola.

This beautiful and comprehensive guide, many years in the making, is a manual for identifying the butterflies of Iowa as well as 90 percent of the butterflies in the Plains states. It begins by providing information on the natural communities of Iowa, paying special attention to butterfly habitat an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schlicht, Dennis W.
Other Authors: Downey, John C. (John Charles), 1926-2005, Nekola, Jeffrey C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2007.
Series:Bur Oak guide.
Subjects:
Butterflies > Iowa.
NATURE > Animals > Butterflies & Moths.
NATURE > General.
Butterflies
Iowa
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. An introduction to Iowa butterflies
  • The natural communities of Iowa and their butterflies
  • A history of butterfly collecting in Iowa
  • Attracting butterflies
  • Problems for future research
  • pt. 2. The butterflies of Iowa
  • Introduction to the species accounts
  • Skippers : family Hesperiidae
  • Swallowtails : family Papilionidae
  • Whites, sulphurs, and marbles : family Pieridae
  • Coppers, blues, hairstreaks, and harvesters : family Lycaenidae
  • Brush-footed butterflies : family Nymphalidae
  • Occasional strays and old records
  • pt. 3. Plates, range maps, and flight diagrams
  • Introduction to the plates
  • The plates
  • Introduction to the range maps and flight diagrams
  • The range maps and flight diagrams
  • Checklist of Iowa butterflies
  • Butterfly collection data
  • Glossary
  • Plant names.

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