The Butterfly Book covers the anatomy and classification of North American butterflies. It is a free eBook in the public domain.
Exceptionally illustrated (including 48 color plates), The Butterfly Book is a perfect guide for an older student studying insects.
The book begins by covering butterfly eggs, caterpillars, pupae, and butterfly anatomy. Then follows a section on collecting that may or may not interest.
A third section covers butterfly classification, followed by a history of butterfly writings.
But the meat of the book is found in the “Butterflies of North America” section that lists the butterflies by family. Information included:
- Family.
- Subfamily.
- Genus.
- Neuration (the layout of the wings including veins).
- Egg.
- Caterpillar.
- Chrysalis.
- Identifying characteristics.
- Range.
A handy index can be found in the back.
This is a great choice for an older student with an interest in butterflies. The information and illustrations make it easy to construct a personal butterfly notebook.
Free eBook
Additional Resources
Butterflies {Free Download}
This edition of The Mentor was written by the same author. You’ll find many great go-alongs here!
Free Nature Studies: Butterflies & Moths
You’ll find even more great resources in this part of our free nature studies.
Insects
Meanwhile, if you have a younger child, we have all kinds of insect resources for you!
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