The book of caterpillars
Subtitle: a life-size guide to six hundred species from around the world
By: edited by David G. James ; contributors, David Albaugh [and 11 others]
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 656
ISBN-13: 9780226287362
Subjects: Caterpillars; Conservation; Identification; Classification; Lepidoptera
Notes: "This book was conceived and designed by Ivy Press, an imprint of the Quarto Group"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page 645) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: What is a caterpillar?; title: From eggs to pupation; title: The miracle of metamorphosis; title: Voracious eaters; title: Caterpillar defenses; title: Caterpillars and people; title: Research and conservation; title: The caterpillars. Butterfly caterpillars ; Moth caterpillars; title: Appendices. Glossary ; Resources ; Classification of the Lepidoptera ; Index by common name ; Index by scientific name ; Notes on contributors ; Acknowledgments.