Table of Contents

• Foreword by Dr. Daniel H. Janzen
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
  • Historical Perspective
  • Research
  • Education
  • Preservation
  • Conservation
  • Nature Tourism
  • Geography
  • Biogeography
  • Migratory Species
  • Endemic Species
  • Endemic Wildlife of the Highlands
  • Endemic Species of the Southern Pacific Lowlands
  • Endemic Species of Cocos Island
  • Endemic Species and DNA Barcoding Revelations
  • Major Biological Zones
  • Tropical Dry Forest
  • Southern Pacific Lowlands
  • Central Plateau (Central Valley)
  • Caribbean Lowlands
  • Highlands
  • Coastal Beaches, Islands, and Mangrove Lagoons
  • Wildlife Overview and Species Coverage
  • Bibliography
• Butterflies and Moths Species Accounts
  • Butterflies
    • Swallowtail Family (Papilionidae)
    • Gossamer-winged Butterfly Family (Lycaenidae)
    • Brush-footed Butterfly Family (Nymphalidae)
  • Moths
    • Flannel Moth Family (Megalopygidae)
    • Castniid Moth Family (Castniidae)
    • Giant Silkworm Moth Family (Saturniidae)
    • Sphinx Moth Family (Sphingidae)
    • Uraniid Moth Family (Uraniidae)
    • Noctuid Moth Family (Noctuidae)
    • Arctiid Moth Family (Arctiidae)
• Other Invertebrates Species Accounts
  • Order Odonata
    • Giant Damselfly Family (Pseudostigmatidae)
  • Order Orthoptera
    • Grasshopper Family (Acrididae)
    • Katydid Family (Tettigoniidae)
  • Order Dictyoptera
    • Mantis Family (Mantidae)
  • Order Isoptera
    • Termite Family (Termitidae)
  • Order Homoptera
    • Lantern Bug Family (Fulgoridae)
  • Order Megaloptera
    • Dobson Fly Family (Corydalidae)
  • Order Coleoptera
    • Long-horned Beetle Family (Cerambycidae)
    • Scarab Beetle Family (Scarabaeidae)
  • Order Hymenoptera
    • Bee Family (Apidae)
    • Ant Family (Formicidae)
  • Order Araneae
    • Orb-weaver Spider Family (Tetragnathidae)
  • Order Polydesmida
    • Millipede Family (Platyrhacidae)
  • Order Decapoda
    • Rock Runner Crab Family (Grapsidae)
    • Land Crab Family (Gecarcinidae)
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Appendices
  • Appendix A. Costa Rica Conservation Organizations
  • Appendix B. Wildlife Tourism Sites and Field Stations of Costa Rica
  • Appendix C. Costa Rica Trip Preparation Checklist
  • Appendix D. Travel Tips for a Successful Wildlife Viewing Trip in Costa Rica
• About the Author
• Index

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A guide to more than one hundred tropical butterflies, moths, and other invertebrates, illustrated with striking colour photographs taken in the wild

About the Author

Carrol L. Henderson has headed the Nongame Wildlife Program of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources since 1977. He is an award-winning wildlife conservationist who has helped bring back eastern bluebirds, bald eagles, peregrine falcons, river otters, and trumpeter swans; an avid wildlife photographer whose images have appeared in the New York Times, Audubon, Birder's World, and Wild Bird; an experienced birding tour leader to Latin America, Kenya, Tanzania, and New Zealand; and the author of many magazine articles and several books. In 2016, the Garden Club of America awarded Henderson the Frances K. Hutchinson Medal, which is given to figures of national importance for distinguished service to conservation. In 2012, he received the Gary T. Myers Bird Conservation Award from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, recognizing him as the top bird conservationist in North America.