A Field Guide to the Insects of America North of Mexico (Peterson Field Guide)

Borror, D.J.; White, R.E.

ISBN 10: 0395185238 / ISBN 13: 9780395185230

Published by Houghton Mifflin c. 1990, Boston, 1990

About this Item

403, 16 col plates (1300 drawings), text figs. 180x115mm. PB. Vg. 23rd impression. (Copyright date 1970). [9780395185230].

Seller Inventory # S45817

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Field Guide to the Insects of America North of Mexico (Peterson Field Guide)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin c. 1990, Boston
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395185238
• ISBN 13: 9780395185230
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • ENTOMOLOGY,GENERAL ENTOMOLOGY

About this title

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.

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.