Field guide to the flower flies of northeastern North America / Jeffrey H. Skevington and Michelle M. Locke ; [with] Andrew D. Young, Kevin Moran, William J. Crins, and Stephen A. Marshall.
By: Skevington, Jeff [author.].
Contributor(s): Locke, Michelle M [author.] | Young, Andrew D. (Entomologist) [author.] | Moran, Kevin M. (Entomologist) [author.] | Crins, William J [author.] | Marshall, S. A. (Stephen A.) [author.] | Credo Reference (Firm) [distributor.].
Series: Princeton field guides: Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2023Edition: [Enhanced Credo edition].Description: 1 online resource (25 entries) : 1411 images ; digital files.Content type: text | still image Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781803160399.Subject(s): Syrphidae -- Northeastern States -- Identification | Syrphidae -- Canada, Eastern -- Identification | Syrphidae -- North America -- IdentificationGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: View this item online| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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Statement of responsibility from cover.
"Covers all 416 species of flower flies that occur north of Tennessee and east of the Dakotas, including the high Arctic and Greenland"--Page [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 496-501).
Dedication -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- General introduction. Guide coverage ; It's all in a name ; Identifying flower flies ; Observing flower flies ; Conservation ; History of flower fly taxonomic research in the Nearctic Region ; Taxonomic changes proposed in this guide -- Recognizing the subfamilies of flower flies. Microdontinae ; Eristalinae ; Pipizinae ; Syrphinae -- Morphology -- Glossary of taxonomic terms -- Plant names used in guide -- Checklist.
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Summarizing the current scientific understanding of our flower fly fauna, this is an indispensable resource for anyone, amateur naturalist or scientist, interested in discovering the beauty of these insects.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Description based on title page of print version.
