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A Field Guide to Insects: America North of Mexico (Peterson Field Guide Series) - Hardcover

Borror, Donald J.; White, Richard E.

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9780395911716: A Field Guide to Insects: America North of Mexico (Peterson Field Guide Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0395911710 ISBN 13: 9780395911716
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1998

Synopsis

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 Harcourt
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0395911710
ISBN 13 
9780395911716
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
2
Number of pages
404
Rating
  • 4.21 out of 5 stars
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