Peterson First Guide To Caterpillars Of North America

by Amy Bartlett Wright, Roger Tory Peterson

Overview

Here is the first and only guide to a subject of great interest to gardeners, small children, and lepidopterists: caterpillars, the immature form of butterflies and moths. This guide describes 120 common species of these fuzzy creatures. All the caterpillars, their adult forms and many of their host plants are illustrated.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780395911846
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/15/1998
Series:	Peterson First Guide
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	386,439
Product dimensions:	3.75(w) x 7.25(h) x 0.32(d)
Age Range:	10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Amy Bartlett Wright has contributed to the Peterson Field Guide series, and her illustrations have been exhibited at the Smithsonian's Ripley Center.
 

ROGER TORY PETERSON, one of the world’s greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars.