Arkansas Butterflies and Moths

This beautiful book continues the Ozark Society Foundationas nature series created almost forty years ago and is the first time that all of Arkansasas rich population of butterflies and moths has been written about. Most of the butterflies and moths in this guide are found throughout the eastern United States and parts of the western states. Lori Spencer facilitates species identification by presenting detailed text entries alongside lavish, full-sized photographs. The book includes 263 species descriptions and more than 300 color photographs, among them shots of larvae. General information about butterfly gardening and prime butterfly locations is also included. Spencer discusses each speciesa life cycle, survival, anatomy, and behavior, as well as presenting collection of specimens. Maps break down the regionsaand hot spotsawhere they are found. The guide features an extensive glossary and three indexes listing common names, scientific names, and caterpillar host plants.