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Tables of Contents for How to Spot Butterflies
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
7
1
Foreword
8
1
Preface
9
3
PART ONE: An Introduction to Butterfly Watching
12
107
BUTTERFLY BASICS
12
26
Why Watch Butterflies?
15
2
Butterfly Biology
17
8
Butterflies and Botany
25
3
Butterfly Ecology
28
3
Butterfly Behavior
31
4
Migration
35
3
EQUIPMENT
38
6
Photographing Butterflies
41
3
FINDING BUTTERFLIES
44
22
Where to Search for Butterflies
48
2
Search Techniques
50
2
Search for Unsavory Delights
52
3
Canvassing for Caterpillars
55
4
Butterfly Identification
59
3
Lists and Record Keeping
62
1
Learn from the Experts
63
2
Butterfly Watching Group Etiquette
65
1
THROUGH THE SEASONS
66
12
The First Butterflies of Spring
69
1
Peak Season: Early Summer
70
1
The Dog Days of Summer
71
1
Autumn: Migration
72
2
The Last Butterfly of the Season
74
2
Winter Doldrums
76
2
AROUND THE COUNTRY
78
16
The Far North
82
3
The West
85
4
The Eastern Forest
89
2
Midwestern Prairies
91
2
Urban Butterflying
93
1
GARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIES
94
14
Cardinal Rules of Plant Selection
99
1
Complement Gardens with Unsavory Delights
100
1
Maintaining Gardens
101
2
Create a Safe Hibernation Spot
103
1
Consider a Meadow
103
1
Keep a Diary
104
1
How Quickly Can You Expect Results?
105
3
BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION
108
11
Threats to Butterflies
112
7
PART TWO: Butterflies of North America
119
28
Swallowtails
119
2
Whites and Sulphurs
121
1
Coppers, Hairstreaks, and Blues
122
4
Brush-footed Butterflies
126
4
Satyrs
130
1
The Monarch and Other Milkweed Butterflies
131
10
Skippers
141
2
Other Butterflies
143
4
Further Information
147
7
Index
154
All common names used for butterflies are in accordance with the North American Butterfly Association's Checklist & English Names of North American Butterflies (1995).