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A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America, Second Edition.
By Glassberg, J.
Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. 304 pp., 2018
ISBN: 9780691176482
Cite: 1486789 with citation markup [cite:1486789]
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Glassberg, J. 2018. A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America, Second Edition. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. 304 pp.

3,250 color photos and maps

A groundbreaking photographic field guide to almost all of Mexico's butterfly species and many of Central America's
This is a revised second edition of a groundbreaking photographic field guide to the butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Written by Jeffrey Glassberg, the pioneering authority on the field identification of butterflies, the guide covers more than 2,000 species and features over 3,700 large, gorgeous color photographs, the very best images available, accompanied by authoritative facing-page text. This second edition includes more species, more than 1,500 new photos, and updated text, maps, and species names. And range maps, field marks, and host plants are included for all Mexican butterflies. The result is an ideal field guide that will enable you to identify almost every butterfly you see.

+A revised second edition of a groundbreaking guide, featuring more species, more than 1,500 new photos, and updated text, maps, and species names
+The first complete guide to Mexican butterflies
+Covers almost all of Mexico's more than 1,700 species, plus many Central American species, including more than two-thirds of those in Costa Rica
+Written by the pioneering authority on the field identification of butterflies
+Beautifully illustrated with more than 3,700 color photographs that highlight key identification features
+Range maps, field marks, and host plants for all Mexican species
+Authoritative facing-page text
+An invaluable tool for field identification

Jeffrey Glassberg is a leading butterfly authority and author. He is president of the North American Butterfly Association, editor of American Butterflies magazine, and the author of many books, including the Butterflies through Binoculars series. He is adjunct professor of evolutionary biology at Rice University and lives in Morristown, New Jersey.