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Glassberg, Jeffrey.

Butterflies through binoculars : the West : a field guide to the butterflies of western North America / Jeffrey Glassberg.

Oxford ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2001.

x, 374 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 21 cm.

Highly informative and featuring an extensive array of photos, this field guide offers a comprehensive display of all the magnificent butterflies of the western region, stretching from the plains of middle America to the Pacific coast and from southwestern Canada all the way to the Hawaiian islands. 1,052 photos.

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Butterflies -- West (U.S.) -- Identification.

Butterfly watching -- West (U.S.)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-360) and index.

Binoculars -- Netting -- How to identify butterflies -- How to find butterflies -- What is a butterfly -- Butterfly biology -- Butterfly gardening -- Butterfly photography for nonphotographers -- Conservation -- Commercially raised butterflies -- About the species accounts -- About the maps -- About the photographers -- Abbreviations -- Butterfly wing areas and body parts -- Range map colors and information -- Swallowtails -- Whites and yellows -- Gossamer-wings -- Metalmarks -- Brushfoots -- Skippers -- Rare strays and eastern species marginally entering the west -- Species dubiously reported to have occurred naturally.

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