Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America

Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 576
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ISBN-10 : 0691150427
ISBN-13 : 9780691150420
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Book Synopsis Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America by : David L. Wagner

Download or read book Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America written by David L. Wagner and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-16 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly illustrated field guide features more than 800 species of the most common, interesting, beautiful, and important owlet (noctuid) caterpillars found in eastern North America. More than 2,100 color photographs include numerous stunning images, and the guide's introductory sections offer a wealth of information on noctuid natural history, morphology, larval diets, natural enemies, and classification; suggestions for finding and rearing owlet caterpillars; and much more. The 375 full-page species accounts treat similar species, range, phenology, and larval foodplants. A remarks section addresses behavior, life history, taxonomy, and a variety of other general interest topics. For full species accounts, two adult images are provided, one of a spread museum specimen and the other of a live adult: this is the first guide to comprehensively provide images of live adult moths in representative resting postures. An extensive glossary and foodplant index are also included. More than 800 species of eastern owlets More than 2,100 color photographs illustrating many species for the first time First North American insect guide to offer hundreds of images of live moths in their natural resting postures Extensive information on owlet biology, natural enemies, classification, and finding and rearing owlet caterpillars Includes foodplant records for each species and foodplant index


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