Books for Butterfliers

Focus Guide: Butterflies of North America — Kenn Kaufman
Highly-acclaimed. “Focus’ system uses digitally-enhanced photos to illustrate filed marks. Maps and text together on 2-page spread. Very informative.

Butterflies Through Binoculars East — Jeff Glassberg
Great species accounts, informative introduction. Maps, basic ID text and photos are together. Includes abudnance graphs, gardening tips.

Stokes’ Butterfly Book
A guide to butterfly gardening and behavior. Descriptions of food plants. Good identification section. Informative.

Handbook for Butterfly Watchers — Robert Pyle
Beyond a field guide: finding, eatching, catching, identification, listing, counting, behavior, gardening, rearing, photography, conservation, and more.

Caterpillars in the Field and Garden — Glassberg and others
An acclaimed ‘Butterflies through Binoculars’ series. Covers North America. Great resource!