| View Larger Image | Butterflies & Moths (Smithsonian Handbooks) | Turtlebackby David A. Carter (Author)
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| | Binding: | Turtleback | | Publisher: | DK ADULT | | Edition: | Revisedth Edition | | Page Count: | 304 Pages | | Publication Date: | May 15, 2002 | | Sales Rank: | 172,738nd |
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FEATURES | - ISBN13: 9780789489838
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 3 reviews)
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Exactly what I wanted by awakeneddragon  5 Stars
May 13, 2006
I wanted a book that had butterflies and moths from around the world so I could get some paint schemes, and this one is what I was hoping for! I don't know that it would be very useful for identifying either (maybe if it had appendices for color or something for referencing), but it's great for my purposes. It includes basic butterfly/moth info, habitats, haunts, and what I was really looking for: Pictures. If there would be one thing that I would have liked even more, it would be even bigger pictures, but I'm being picky. I don't need to buy another book.
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Butterflies and Moths at the First Edition Bookstore by Mary Carney (Upper Peninsula of Michigan) 5 Stars
July 27, 2005
At this small used and new bookshop tucked away in the North Woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, there is great opportunity to observe many different butterflies and moths. Customers sit in my gardens with their copies of this Smithsonian handbook and identify the various species they see on the host plants in the butterfly garden.A very comprehensive field guide for the novice as well as for the experienced naturalist .
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Accessible? by Raymond J. Spitznas (Baltimore)  1 Stars
June 26, 2004
The jacket blurb says this series comprises the most "accessible recognition guides." I'm not sure what that means, nor am I sure who this book is intended for but it wasn't me, nor, I suspect, any average backyard nature observer.The illustrations are beautiful but as an identification guide it is totally useless. First, it is too inclusive. Butterflies and moths from the entire world are included, making its applicability limited. Worse, the insects are arranged not by color, size, habitat, or similar factor, but by their zoological family! If I were knowledgeable enough to have this information at my disposal, I probably wouldn't need a guide book. Finally, very few of the insects have an illustration of the caterpillar stage included.My recommendation: if you want to identify moths or buttereflies, look for another guide.
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