An indispensable guide for both beginner and expert, and a basic book for anyone interested in nature ;
Detailed descriptions of every butterfly species found east of the Great Plains, from Greenland to Mexico
40 plates show all the butterflies of importance-247 species in color
Each description gives common and scientific names, habits, range, food plants, habitat, subspecies, and much more
Chapters on collecting and preserving, as well as accounts of families and subfamilies, life zones, indicator plants, and basic ecology
List of butterfly literature: checklist; indices to species, technical terms, and larval food plants; all the extra detail you expect from a Peterson Field Guide
