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The Butterflies of Iowa (Bur Oak Book) by Dennis W Schlicht; John C Downey; Jeffrey C Nekola; Project Muse is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<br> <br> This beautiful and comprehensive guide, many years in the making, is a manual for identifying the butterflies of Iowa as well as 90 percent of the butterflies in the Plains states.<br> It begins by providing information on the natural communities of Iowa, paying special attention to butterfly habitat and distribution. Next come chapters on the history of lepidopteran research in Iowa and on creating butterfly gardens, followed by an intriguing series of questions and issues relevant to the study of butterflies in the state.<br> The second part contains accounts, organized by family, for the 118 species known to occur in Iowa. Each account includes the common and scientific names for each species, its Opler and Warren number, its status in Iowa, adult flight times and number of broods per season, distinguishing features, distribution and habitat, and natural history information such as behavior and food plant preferences. As a special feature of each account, the authors have included questions that illuminate the research and conservation challenges for each species.<br> In the third section, the illustrations, grouped for easier comparison among species, include color ph

Who reads The Butterflies of Iowa (Bur Oak Book)?

Author

Dennis W Schlicht; John C Downey; Jeffrey C Nekola; Project Muse

Publisher

University of Iowa Press Chicago Distribution Center [distributor

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781587297618

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Nature, Science, Stem