A field guide to the butterflies of eastern North America

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