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Butterflies Of The Lower Rio Grande
Roland H. Wauer
To be released September 30, 2004.
Nearly 300 species of butterflies have been recorded in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, making it the most productive butterfly watching area in the United States. That number represents nearly 70 percent of the butterfly species recorded in all of Texas and nearly 40 percent of the species reported in the entire United States.
This book is the only field guide to cover all the reported species in what the author calls the number one butterfly area in the country. His book includes a description of each species, when and where they can be found, a comparison of similar species, and additional remarks on natural history and nomenclature. Full-color photographs of almost all of the butterflies accompany the text.
The book covers the area along the Rio Grande River in a band up to twenty miles north, beginning at the Gulf of Mexico and running 135 miles west to Falcon Dam. More like semitropical Mexico than anywhere else in the United States, the mild winters and hot, humid summers result in a rich diversity of plants and, therefore, butterflies, many of which do not occur farther north.
Of the butterflies found in the Valley, more than half are considered specialties butterflies that do not occur normally elsewhere in the United States. A majority of these are Mexican species that just cross the border, and these are the species that attract thousands of butterfly watchers from around the country to south Texas every year. The close proximity to Mexico means new species are added to the list nearly every year. Recent additions include Mountain Groundstreak, Pale Sicklewing, and Beautiful Beamer. Many of these specialty butterflies are residents in the area. Even rarer are butterflies not found every yearsome so uncommon that only one or two records exist and they may not be included in any other field guide.
The book begins with a guide to the twenty best sites for butterfly watching in the Valley, including the North American Butterfly Associations International Butterfly Park, located near BentsenRio Grande Valley State Park. The first facility of its kind, the park has a series of gardens designed to attract butterflies and, according to the author, is destined to become the single most important butterfly viewing site in North America.
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Johnson Books; (September 30, 2004)
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