Butterflies through BinocularsButterfly enthusiasts, nature lovers, and curious general readers will perhaps be surprised to learn that Florida's butterfly fauna is unique--and that, until the appearance of this volume, there has been no adequate field guide for the butterflies of this region. This guide simplifies identification by illustrating only species found in Florida--using superb photographs of live butterflies coupled with detailed range maps and identification data. It also offers, with unprecedented detail, much information on flight times and abundances for each of five Florida subregions, including reports on 70 localities in which to find butterflies. Lastly, discussions of the foodplants for each species along with suggestions for attracting these species to one's garden make this work invaluable for all Florida gardeners interested in butterflies. |
Contents
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LIST OF PLATES | 39 |
PLATES INTRODUCTION | 39 |
RANGE MAP COLORS | 39 |
BUTTERFLY SILHOUETTES | 39 |
PLATES 144 | 39 |
ABOUT THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS | 41 |
SPECIES ACCOUNTS | 45 |
Descriptions and Checklists for Selected Butterflying Localities | 159 |
Checklist of Florida Butterflies | 221 |
Organizations Concerned with Butterflies | 223 |
NABA 4th of July Butterfly Counts in Florida | 225 |
Glossary | 227 |
Bibliography | 229 |
Photographic Credits | 232 |
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ABUNDANCE LOCALITIES MAJOR ABUNDANCE MAJOR FOODPLANT Alachua areas Aug.-Oct Aug.-Sept Broken-Dash broods brown butterflies Carolina Satyr caterpillars Ceraunus Blue Clouded Skipper Cloudless Sulphur COMMENTS SIZE SIMILAR Common Buckeye COUNTY dark Dun Skipper Eastern Eufala Skipper eye-spots females flatwoods FOODPLANT GARDEN TIPS forest Gainesville GARDEN TIPS COMMENTS Giant-Skipper Gray Hairstreak ground color Gulf Fritillary HABITAT HABITAT RANGE ABUNDANCE IDENTIFICATION HABITAT RANGE information call Key Largo Lake Leafwing Little Yellow LOCALITIES MAJOR FOODPLANT MAJOR FOODPLANT COMMENTS MAJOR FOODPLANT GARDEN males Mangrove March-early March-May margin Miami-Dade miles Monroe Northern Cloudywing Ocala NF Ocola Skipper Orange Sulphur pale patch Plate postmedian band postmedian line RANGE ABUNDANCE LOCALITIES RANGE ABUNDANCE MAJOR Road Roadside-Skipper Sachem salt marshes sandhills Scrub-Hairstreak SELECTED BUTTERFLYING LOCALITIES Sept.-Oct SIMILAR SPECIES IDENTIFICATION Southern Broken-Dash Southern Hairstreak SPECIES IDENTIFICATION HABITAT spot-band swamps Swarthy Skipper tropical hammocks usually Whirlabout white spots wings woodlands Zarucco Duskywing Zebra Heliconian