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A Field Guide to Insects of America North of Mexico (Peterson Field Guide Series, No. 19) - Softcover

Donald J. Borror; Richard E. White

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9780395185230: A Field Guide to Insects of America North of Mexico (Peterson Field Guide Series, No. 19)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0395185238 ISBN 13: 9780395185230
Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, 1974

Synopsis

Find what you're looking for with Peterson Field Guidesâ their field-tested visual identification system is designed to help you differentiate thousands of unique species accurately every time.
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Detailed descriptions of insect orders, families, and many individual species are illustrated with 1,300 drawings and 142 superb color paintings. Illustrations - which use the unique Peterson Identification System to distinguish one insect from another - include size lines to show the actual length of each insect. A helpful glossary explains the technical terms of insect anatomy.

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About the Author

Richard E. White is a research entomologist at the United States National Museum in Washington and the author of articles and research papers chiefly in his special field of beetles. As an artist he is most experienced in portraying insects, but he also illustrates general biological subjects.

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Publisher
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
Publication date
1974
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0395185238
ISBN 13 
9780395185230
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
416
Rating
  • 4.20 out of 5 stars
    289 ratings by Goodreads