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Author Shapiro, Arthur M., 1946-

Title Field Guide to Butterflies of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley Regions.

Publication Info. CA : University of California Press, 2007.

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Description 1 online resource (425 pages)
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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).
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.
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Subject Butterflies -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area.
Butterflies.
California -- San Francisco Bay Area.
Butterflies -- California -- Sacramento Valley.
California -- Sacramento Valley.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Manolis, Timothy D.
Other Form: Print version: Shapiro, Arthur M., 1946- Field Guide to Butterflies of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley Regions. CA : University of California Press, ©2007 9780520244696
ISBN 9780520940185 (electronic book)
0520940180 (electronic book)