Ideal for birders, hikers, and foragers, the Timber Press Field Guides are the perfect tools for loving where you live. Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest is a comprehensive field guide to the region’s most common and distinctive butterflies. Profiles include preferred common name for both genus and species, conservation status, the look and distinguishing traits of each butterfly, habitat, and range, and much more. Additional information includes a brief introduction to how butterflies work and details on ecology and conservation. Covers Washington, Oregon, western Idaho, northern California, and British Columbia Describes and illustrates 200 of the most common and distinctive butterflies 712 spectacular photographs, 200 range maps, and 17 illustrative plates for comparing and identifying species Clear color-coded layout

David G. James and David Nunnallee present the life histories of the virtually all of the 158 butterfly species occurring in southern British Columbia, Washington, northern Idaho, and northern Oregon in exceptional and riveting detail for the first time in "Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies." Color photographs of each stage of life egg, every larval instar, pupa, adult accompany information on the biology, ecology, and rearing of each species.

Authoritative, easy to use, and downright beautiful, Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest is a field guide to 118 of the most commonly encountered butterflies in Washington, Oregon, and parts of California, Nevada, Idaho, and Canada. With clear, precise text and abundant color photographs, author William Neill discusses the field marks that distinguish each species and provides a wealth of information about butterfly biology, habitat, and behavior. Find out where and when to observe butterflies, and how to identify both male and female adults as well as caterpillars, pupae, and eggs. Discover which plants attract these graceful creatures, and learn how to create your own butterfly garden at home. Book jacket.

This easy to use, comprehensive resource and field guide for the butterflies of the Northwest includes author essays, beautiful illustrations, color photos, drawings and maps.

This guide covers all 155 butterfly species recorded in Washington. Specimen images are used to illustrate nearly all of these species, providing an easily comparable standard. The goal of this booklet is not to replace field guides or other reference texts, but rather to supply a lightweight, quick reference guide that can easily be thrown in a pack. A list of books and other resources is included for those who wish to learn more details about these and other species.