{"product_id":"the-butterflies-of-canada-ross-layberry-9780802078810","title":"The Butterflies of Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated and clearly presented, \u003cem\u003eThe Butterflies of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Butterflies of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than just a field guide to identifying Canadian butterflies, however, \u003cem\u003eThe Butterflies of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e 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 It also contains new and unpublished information on the classification of butterflies, their ranges, larval food plants, abundance, flight seasons, and noteworthy habits.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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ross Layberry,Peter Hall,Don LaFontaine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802078818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802078810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.99h x 8.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 645","brand":"Ross Layberry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448960069887,"sku":"9780802078810","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_710253d3-5366-409c-bd90-d3a529d1849e.jpg?v=1777261353","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-butterflies-of-canada-ross-layberry-9780802078810","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}