Butterflies of Indiana: A Field Guide

Indiana Natural Science

by Jeffrey E. Belth

This field guide to Indiana’s rich butterfly fauna covers all 149 species of butterflies and their close relatives, the skippers. Over 500 color photographs illustrate the undersides and uppersides of most species and highlight the variations found among them, both seasonally and between males and females. For beginners and experts, Butterflies of Indiana also offers an introduction to the natural history of butterflies. The simple and intuitive design of this guide and its wealth of features make it a faithful companion for butterfly watchers, collectors, gardeners, birders, and naturalists.

Genres: Field Guides

344 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2012

Reviews

[Steve Goodwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this to help figure out what species of butterfly and skipper I was seeing in my yard, thinking it would be easy, but had no idea there were so many! This guide is indispensable and also has info on host plants for the larvae, a map for almost every species showing which counties have confirmed identifications, plus notes on the habitats they live in, etc. The pictures plus detailed information on how to identify each species are critical, although in my case I need to take a photograph to have any idea since it is hard to note identifying marks on flying creatures. If you have any desire to identify the more than 150 species of butterfly/skipper that are found in Indiana then you definitely should get this book - an invaluable resource. Now I wonder if there is one for moths...

[Jennifer Kuehn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recommended by naturalist as a better field guide than Butterflies of Ohio. The key to identifying skippers is particularly useful. In a year, mine in shabby from use.