Stokes Butterfly Book

The Complete Guide to Butterfly Gardening, Identification, and Behavior

Contributors

By Donald Stokes

By Ernest Williams

By Lillian Q. Stokes

On Sale
Oct 17, 1991
Page Count
96 pages
ISBN-13
9780316817806

Fill your backyard with some of nature’s most beautiful creatures with this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide from America’s foremost nature authorities.

This comprehensive guide, illustrated with more than 140 stunning color photographs, tells you all you need to know to attract butterflies to your yard, identify them, and understand their behavior. The Stokes Butterfly Book covers everything from the life stage of a butterfly to how to design a garden that will attract a multitude of different species.

The book also includes:
  • Tips on identifying almost any backyard butterfly, caterpillar, or pupa
  • Comprehensive lists of the plants that butterflies are drawn to and the plants that their larvae feed on
  • Information on how butterfly colors and markings fool birds and other predators
  • Instructions on raising butterflies at home
  • Complete information on the behaviors of 63 of the most common North American butterfly species
  • Two sample butterfly garden plans

Formats and Prices

Price

$15.00

Price

$20.00 CAD

Format

Trade Paperback

Format:

Trade Paperback $15.00 $20.00 CAD

Donald Stokes

About the Author

Donald and Lillian Stokes are widely recognized as America’s foremost authorities on birds and nature. Their books include the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America, the Stokes Field Guide to Birds, the Stokes Beginner’s Guide to Birds, the Stokes Nature Guides, and the Stokes Backyard Nature Books. They live in New Hampshire and Florida.

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