Bird Watcher's Digest Butterflies Backyard Guide: Identify, Watch, Attract, Nurture, Save

by Erin Gettler, Bill Thompson (Foreword)

Learn to identify the butterflies you see, and find out what to plant in your garden so they visit you at home! Butterflies are likely the most popular insects in the entire insect class. With their large, brightly colored wings and beneficial pollinator roles in the ecosystem, it's no wonder they have such a big fan base amongst their human observers. Now, for anyone who's ever wondered which exact butterfly it is that they're admiring, there's a resource with all the the Butterflies Backyard Guide . Replete with more than 50 of the most common butterflies in North America , the book is a fully illustrated guide that makes it easy to identify these fragile winged insects. You will find
Keep this guide close at hand for a quick analysis of the iridescent butterflies you see floating from flower to flower. You'll be pointing out Monarchs, Eastern Tiger Swallowtails, and Common Buckeyes before you know it.

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2017

Reviews

[Misti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Erin has put together a fantastic guidebook for backyard butterflies that can be utilized across the continential US. It is packed with informative information about the various stages of common butterflies as well as habitat and food information for both caterpillars and adult stages.

Add this one to your reference collection!

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice pictures, 80% more text than I expected. These things are so beautiful--the caterpillars too.