Butterfly Books
Compiled by Karen L. Siletti

Amazon.com lists over 800 books about butterflies! In case you don't have time to browse them all, here are a few that came highly recommended by our sources for this series.

New Jersey

Butterflies of New Jersey : A Guide to Their Status, Distribution, Conservation, and Appreciation. by Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger (Contributor) / Paperback /Published 1997. The definitive work on New Jersey Butterflies. Combined with the USGS photo library (see our Butterfly Links section) this is the most information you can find on our resident (and visiting) species.

Regional

Butterflies Through Binoculars : The East (Butterflies, or
Other, Through Binoculars). by Jeffrey Glassberg / Paperback / Published January 1999. A field guide to butterflies of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. Overview of more than 300 species of butterflies native to North America. Tips on butterfly photography. 900 halftones.

Butterflies Through Binoculars : A Field Guide to Butterflies in the Boston New York Washington Region. by Jeffrey Glassberg / Paperback / Published 1993. A field guide to the butterflies of the northeastern United States. 300 color photos.

A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides). by Paul A. Opler, Roger Tory Peterson / Paperback / Published 1998. Descriptions of 524 species of butterflies. One hundred color photographs and 541 color paintings.

National

The Butterflies of North America : A Natural History and Field Guide. by James A. Scott / Paperback / Published 1992.Illustrated field guide and natural history guide to North American butterfly species.

The Butterflies of North America. by James A. Scott / CD-ROM / Published 1997.Over 4,500 full-color photographs of 679 species. 24 videos. Plus 600 field maps of all native species and 100 figures of life cycles of butterflies.

Butterfly Gardening

Nature's Gardens : Create a Haven for Birds, Butterflies—And Yourself! Better Homes and Gardens. Hardcover / Published 1995. Great for the do-it-yourself gardener. Numerous full-color illustrations and photographs, regional information, landscape information and more.

Attracting Birds & Butterflies (Taylor's Weekend Gardening
Guides, 3). by Barbara Ellis / Paperback / Published 1997.
Guidelines for selecting attractive flowers and natural plantings. 50+ color photos.

Butterfly Gardening : Creating a Butterfly Haven in Your Garden. by Thomas C. Emmel / Hardcover / Published 1997. Appropriate plants for attracting butterflies. Photos of about 70 butterflies. Includes sample garden designs and resources. 130 full-color photos and illustrations.

Beastly Abodes : Homes for Birds, Bats, Butterflies & Other
Backyard Wildlife. by Bobbe Needham / Paperback / Published 1996. Detailed instructions for making backyard homes for wildlife, including butterflies.

Creating a Butterfly Garden : A Guide to Attracting and
Identifying Butterfly Visitors. by Marcus H. Schneck / Paperback / Published 1994. Offers invaluable information on everything from pesticide-free garden maintenance to the use of feeders.

Your Backyard Wildlife Year : How to Attract Birds, Butterflies, and Other Animals Every Month of the Year.
by Marcus H. Schneck / Hardcover / Published 1996. Month-by-month practical guide to the pleasures of wildlife gardening. 150 full-color photos.

The Butterfly Garden. by Mathew Tekulsky, Robert M. Pyle (Designer) / Paperback /Published 1986. A step-by-step guide covering butterfly life cycles, garden design, and more.

Butterfly Gardening : Creating Summer Magic in Your Garden. Xerces Society / Paperback / Published 1998. Over 125 full-color photographs. New edition to the Sierra Club handbook series.

Monarchs

The World of the Monarch Butterfly. by Eric S. Grace / Hardcover / Published 1997. Answers questions about the dangers of migration, intricate courtship rituals and the dramatic metamorphosis.Also discusses loss of monarch habitat and roosting sites to logging, agriculture and urbanization.

An Extraordinary Life : The Story of a Monarch Butterfly. by Laurence Pringle, Bob Marstall (Illustrator) / Hardcover / Published 1997. Ages 3-6. A story written around a map of a monarch butterfly's migratory route from Massachusetts to Mexico plus life cycle information and more.

Miscellaneous

Enjoying Butterflies More : A Special Publication from Bird
Watcher's Digest. by Jeffrey Glassberg / Paperback / Published 1995.

Backyards and Butterflies : Ways to Include Children With
Disabilities in Outdoor Activities. by Doreen Greenstein, Naomi Miner (Contributor), Emilie Kudela, Suzanne Bloom (Contributor) / Paperback / Published 1997.

The Butterfly Alphabet : Photographs. by Kjell Bloch Sandved / School & Library Binding / Published 1996. Ages 5-8. Letters of the alphabet in the wing patterns of butterflies and moths. Photographs from 30 countries over 25 years.

How to Spot Butterflies. How to Spot Series). by Patricia Taylor Sutton and Clay Sutton / Hardcover / Published 1999. The Suttons lead butterfly hikes at the Cape May Bird Observatory, in addition to their other educational pursuits.