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Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History (Princeton Field Guides)

This lavishly illustrated guide will enable you to identify the caterpillars of nearly 700 butterflies and moths found east of the Mississippi.

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The more than 1,200 color photographs and two dozen line drawings include numerous exceptionally striking images.

The giant silk moths, tiger moths, and many other species covered include forest pests, common garden guests, economically important species, and of course, the Mescal Worm and Mexican Jumping Bean caterpillars.

Full-page species accounts cover almost 400 species, with up to six images per species including an image of the adult plus succinct text with information on distribution, seasonal activity, foodplants, and life history.

These accounts are generously complemented with additional images of earlier instars, closely related species, noteworthy behaviors, and other intriguing aspects of caterpillar biology.

Many caterpillars are illustrated here for the first time.

Dozens of new foodplant records are presented and erroneous records are corrected.

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Author: David L. Wagner

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Date: Jul. 25, 2005

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