A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America

He is president of the North American Butterfly Association, editor of American Butterflies magazine, and the author of many books, including the Butterflies through Binoculars series. He is adjunct professor of evolutionary biology at Rice University and lives in Morristown, New Jersey. Jeffrey Glassberg is a leading butterfly authority and author.

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Mesoamerican butterflies at a glance Jeffrey Glassberg is well-known to butterfly and dragonfly aficionados for his copiously-illustrated "Through Binoculars" guidebooks. Through the North American Butterfly Association and its magazine "American Butterflies," he is largely responsible for promoting "butterflying" (butterfly watching, as against collecting) as an outdoor recreational activity. Good for a beginner (me) David Bell Great photos.I used this guide on my first real butterflying trip. I ended up identifying about 30 species and found several that will require additional research to nail down. As far as I could tell, ever species I encountered was covered in the book.I really liked the photographic summary of all of the butterfly groups at the end of the book. I found tha. "I really liked the multiple pictures (male" according to Amazon Customer. I used this when traveling to Panama in May 2016. This was a helpful guide - especially when college students would simply try to match up images of the animals in their pictures and in the book. I really liked the multiple pictures (male, female, some morphological variants).

It covers almost all of the more than 1,700 butterfly species found in Mexico, plus many found only in Central America, including more than two-thirds of those in Costa Rica. Written by Jeffrey Glassberg, the pioneering authority on the field identification of butterflies, the guide features 3,250 large, gorgeous color photographs, the very best images available, accompanied by authoritative facing-page text. Range maps, field marks, and host plants are included for all Mexican butterflies. This second edition includes more species, many new photos, and updated text, maps, and species names. A groundbreaking photographic field guide to almost all of Mexi