The Butterflies of CanadaThe Butterflies of Canada is beautifully illustrated guide to all aspects of the study of butterflies. It is the first comprehensive guide available for Canada and contains descriptions of close to three hundred butterfly species, including their early stages, subspecies, key identification features, as well as individual distribution maps. More than just a field guide, The Butterflies of Canada includes chapters on Canadian geography and butterfly distribution, butterfly systematics, conservation, gardening, photography, and the history of butterfly study in Canada. It makes available new and unpublished information on butterflies, their classifications, ranges, larval food plants, abundance, flight seasons, and noteworthy habits. There is also an extensive bibliography to provide a starting point for further study. |
Contents
The History of Butterfly Study in Canada | 6 |
Butterfly Observation | 14 |
What Is a Butterfly? | 20 |
Family Hesperiidae | 31 |
Checklist of Canadian Butterflies | 239 |
Dubious Records | 248 |
Glossary | 257 |
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The Butterflies of Canada Ross A. Layberry,Peter W. Hall,J. Donald Lafontaine No preview available - 1998 |
Common terms and phrases
Abundance adults Alaska Alberta Arctic Oeneis areas band black spots Blue bogs Boisduval border British Columbia butterfly Callophrys Canada Canadian range Checkerspot Comma common Copper Lycaena dark brown darker Diagnosis Dun Skipper Duskywing Early Stages eastern Elfin Erynnis Euphyes eye-spots Fabaceae feed females flies Flight Season flowers foodplants forewing found in Canada Fritillary Boloria Fritillary Speyeria grasses green grey habitat Habits hindwing hindwing underside J.D. Lafontaine July Labrador Lake larvae males Manitoba margin McDunnough Mustard White nominate subspecies North America northern Northwest Territories occur in Canada pale paler Park Parnassian patch Plate 10 Figures Point Pelee Polygonia prairie Quebec records Remarks River roadsides Rocky Mountains Saskatchewan sedges Similar Species Skipper Hesperia southern British Columbia southern Ontario southwestern specimens spines Spring Azure stripes subfamily Sulphur Colias Swallowtail Papilio Troubridge tundra upperside usually Vancouver Island W.H. Edwards western U.S. wing Wingspan yellow yellowish Yukon