The Flight Of The Wood Nymphe

The Flight of the Wood Nymphe

The Flight of the Wood Nymphe

Exciting text and colorful illustrations and photos describe the physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitats of a variety of caterpillars, arranged by the categories "Smooth", "Bumpy", "Sluglike", "Horned", "Hairy", "Bristly", and "Spiny".

The wood-nymph queen’s realm had known abundance and harmony beyond measure – until a capricious wind blew. On a night when the moon, myth, and magic aligned with destiny’s design, a stranger on horseback stumbled upon the hidden path into the secret wood. What did this bold knight seek in the shadowy branches and dewy, flower-strewn slopes? Would the hobgoblin find favour amidst the midnight gathering, that bewitched hour when witches stir and spirits swirl in reckless dance? Feel the magic nudge your elbow as unforeseen events unfold...

Beautifully illustrated and clearly presented, The Butterflies of Canada is an indispensable guide to all aspects of butterfly study. Butterfly collecting has long been a popular summer activity, and as the growing popularity of butterfly watching and conservatories in Ontario and British Columbia shows, butterflies are a continuing source of delight and interest to Canadians. The Butterflies of Canada is the first comprehensive guide to all the butterflies found in Canada. Based on the national butterfly collection maintained by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, it contains descriptive individual accounts for the close to three hundred butterfly species recorded in Canada, including descriptions of early stages, subspecies, and key features that help distinguish similar species. Each species of butterfly has an individual distribution map, generated from a database of more than 90,000 location records. More than just a field guide to identifying Canadian butterflies, however, The Butterflies of Canada includes chapters on Canadian geography and butterfly distribution, conservation, gardening, photography, and the history of butterfly study in Canada. It also contains new and unpublished information on the classification of butterflies, their ranges, larval food plants, abundance, flight seasons, and noteworthy habits. Thirty two colour plates provide diagnostic details for each species, and also feature butterflies in their natural habitats. There is an extensive bibliography.