Butterflies (The Nature Library)

xiii, 286 pp. Top page ridge gilt. Includes 48 color illustrations. CONTENTS: Preface; List of Illustrations; Part I. Introduction: Butterfly Transformations - Butterflies and Moths - The Scents of Butterflies - Butterfly Migrations - Hibernation or Winter Lethargy - Aestivation or Summer Lethargy - Feigning Death in Butterflies - Coloration of Butterflies - Selective Color Sense in Butterflies - Warning Coloration and Mimicry - Heliotropism in Butterflies - Parasitic Enemies of Butterflies - Rearing Butterflies from Caterpillars - Photographing Butterflies - Butterfly Collections; Part II. The True Butterflies--Superfamily (Papilionoidea) - Parnassians (Parnassiinae) - Swallowtails (Papilionidae) - Whites, Orange-Tips, and Yellows (Pieridae) - Nymphs (Nymphalidae) - Meadow-Browns or Satyrs (Agapetidae) - Heliconians (Heliconidae) - Milkweed Butterflies (Lymnadidae) - Snout Butterflies or Long-Beaks (Libytheidae) - Metal-Marks (Riodinidae) - Gossamer-Wings (Lycaenidae); Part III. The Skipper Butterflies--Superfamil Hesperioidea - Giant-Skippers (Megathymidae) - Common Skippers (Hesperiidae).