He BUTTERFLIES
oloring “Dook
Jan SovakBUTTERFLIES
Coloring Book
JAN SOVAK
Captions by MONTY REID
DOVER PUBLICATIONS, ING,
New YorkPublisher’s Note
Tnsees, with us everywhere ate unfortnately tooatten
associated with wneleanbiness, desriction, pain and
dlisease. Buterfles are the most nowable exception. AS
Far as mos of us ae concerned, butterflies are simply
beaut Although somecaterpllars(theeaterpillaris
fof couree the fret, or larval, stage in the life of a
Dattetly, as of a moth) can actually be seriously
destructive to forest ees or erops the adults’ prominent
‘wings, often adigphanous kaleidoscope of sublets,
invite ready forgiveness. A delicately hued butterfiy,
pausing fora moment on an equally lovely wildlower
Dlosiom, may seem the perfect expression of the ian:
sient splendor of a mild summer's afternoon,
‘One or another ofthe worlds 20,000 or 0 species of
batteries may be found almost everywhere on all
continents except Antartica. About 700 species have
been identified in North America north of Mexicn
Anis Jan Sovak has drawn 43 ofthese fr the present
‘aloring book: for inspization he has also provided
‘mall color versions of his dravings, shown on the
‘avers. In addition, there are drawings depicting the
only two butertly species native to Hawai Weiter
Monty Reid has aed informative captions to the
avsings,
‘The comaon and scientific names fotlow Robert
Michael Pyle, The audubom Society Field Guide to
North American Bulterftes (New York: Knopf, 1981),
fs doce the order ofthe draveinge. With one exception,
thiscrderis taxonomic (thats, based on considerations
fof anatomy and evolution). The exception involves the
Skippers. TheSkippersarcactually an entively separate
s100p, oF “superfamily,” of Lepidoptera (onder of
Dautefles, moths and heals) sharing some charac:
teristics of moths ap well as of butterflies, These are
traditionally classilied before tue butterflies, But, as
they ae less amiliart most people, Pye paces thera at
‘he end, ap we do here. On the last page you will find
alphabetieal istof both thescientificand thecommon \_,
names af all the butterflies in this book.
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Alphabetical List of Scientific Names
Adelpha bredowii, 38
“Aglais milberi, 29
‘gratis varillac, 22
Anthochars sara, 7
tides halesus, 15
Basiterchiaerthemis, 8
Basilarchiaestyanas, 36
Basilarchialorquini, 37
Bats philenor,4
Galephelisvinginienss, 20
Chaleria rubudus, 13
Codatracturarizomensi, 15,
Danaus glsppus, 48
Danaus plerigpus 45
Dexacopa pavon,
Dryas ful, 22
Euuphydryas chalcedons, 25
Burytides marcel, 6
Fenisec targuinius, 12
Heliconius charitomius, 23
Hylephile pleyleus, 47
Hyparotisenuatus,
earicia iarioites, 19
Junamsa cori, 8
Lycncides malice, 18
Monpesia petreus, 40
Mitoura gryneus, 16
Mysceliaethuse, 30
Nymiphalis aniope, 23
Omets macounit, #2
Pemassias phocbus, 8
Phoetis phile, 10
olygonie interogationis, 21
Puerourusglaeus, §
‘Siprocta selene, 34
Speyer diana, 24
Urbans proteus, 46
Vaga blackburn 17
Vanessa atlanta, 81
Vanessa card, 30
Vamessa umearnea, $2
Zeronecesonia, 8
Zerone eurytice, 9
Alphabetical List of Common Names
Admital
Lorquin's 97
Red, 31
White, 35
Arctic, Canada, 42
Blue
‘Common, 19
Orangebordered, 18
‘Blue, Blackbura’s, 17
Blue Wing, $9
Buckeye, 38
‘Checkerspot, Chaleedon, 26
Copper, Reddy. 13
Daggerwing, Ruddy, 40
Diana, 28
Dogface, California, 9
Dogiace Buterlly, 8
Priullary, Gull, 2
Haireteak
Colorado, 14
Great Purple, 15
Olive, 16
Harvester, 12
Julia, 22
Kamehameha, $2
ongoing, Zebra, 23
Malachite, 34
Metalmark, Little, 20,
Monarch, 48
‘Mourning Cloak, 28
Grangetp, Sara, 7
Painted Lady, $0
Pernassian, Phoebus, 3
Pavon, 41
Purple, Redspoted, $5
‘Queen, #4
Question Mark, 2
Sister, Califomis, 38
Skipper
‘Arizona, 45
Fiery, 47
Long-tailed, 46
Sulphur, Orangebareed Gi
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zebra, 6
“Tortosesell, Milber’s, 29
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