Butterflies of the Sierra Nevada
By: by Ray S. Vizgirdas
Series: San Bernardino County Museum Association quarterly -- vol. 54, nos. 1 & 2, 2007; Quarterly (San Bernardino County Museum Association) -- v. 54, no. 1-2
Publisher: San Bernardino County Museum Association
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Redlands, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 98
Subjects: Lepidoptera; Identification; Butterflies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-93).
Table of contents: title: Preface and acknowledgments; title: Pt. 1: Introduction (Finding, observing, and identifying butterflies in the Sierra Nevada; Basic butterfly biology; Coloration and camouflage; Some basic butterfly behaviors; Other aspects of butterfly ecology and conservation); title: Pt. 2. Species descriptions (Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae); Whites and sulphurs (Family Pieridae); Gossamer-winged butterflies (Family Lycaenidae); Brush-footed butterflies (Family Nymphalidae); Skippers (Family Hesperidae)); title: Glossary; title: Literature cited; title: Appendix 1: Butterfly behavior field checklist; title: Appendix 2: Checklist of Sierra Nevada butterflies.