Field Guide to Insects (Peterson Field Guides) - Hardcover

Borror, Donald J.; White, Richard E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395911710 ISBN 13: 9780395911716

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 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.

About this title

About the Author

Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars. These editions include updated material by Michael O'Brien, Paul Lehman, Bill Thompson III, Michael DiGiorgio, Larry Rosche, and Jeffrey A. Gordon.

Synopsis

Covers over five hundred families of North American insects.

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395911710
• ISBN 13: 9780395911716
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 404