Description

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Butterflies of Maine and the Canadian Maritime Provinces introduces readers to over one hundred and twenty butterfly species documented in the Acadian region. Including contributions from researchers and community scientists, this volume is indispensable for anyone interested in the study and conservation of these ecologically important insects.

This user-friendly guide features:
- The first annotated checklist of the species and subspecies of Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island
- Species accounts covering habitat, behavior, threats, and more
- Color photographs, flight histograms, and distribution maps

About the Author

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Phillip G. deMaynadier is a wildlife biologist at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and codirected the Maine Butterfly Survey.John Klymko is a zoologist at the Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre and directed the Maritimes Butterfly Atlas.Ronald G. Butleris Professor Emeritus of Biology at the University of Maine at Farmington and codirected the Maine Butterfly Survey.W. Herbert Wilson Jr. is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Colby College and codirected the Maine Butterfly Survey.John V. Calhoun is Research Associate at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity and a longtime researcher of Maine butterflies.