MILKWEED, MONARCHS AND MORE
A Field Guide to the Invertebrate Community in the Milkweed Patch
By Ba Rea, Karen Oberhauser, and Michael A. Quinn
Bas Relief Publishing Group, 2003
Category: Field Guide
I have spent a good deal of my reading time this summer poring over field guides. Sometimes I am trying to identify a creature I spotted in the field, other times I am reviewing the guide for possible inclusion in the backmatter of my citizen science book. I have found good field guides and not-so-good field guides; MILKWEED, MONARCHS AND MORE is one of my new favorites.
This little guide is the only one you’ll need to identify plants and insects living in a milkweed meadow. The small size is great for carrying into the field, though maybe not so great for old eyes like mine. Nonetheless, it is a cool tool for kid and adults who dig hanging out in the milkweed meadow, or who are interested in insects, particularly the beloved monarch butterfly.
Plus, if you owned one, you could easily identify all these creatures:
© Loree Griffin Burns
© Loree Griffin Burns
© Loree Griffin Burns
© Loree Griffin Burns
© Loree Griffin Burns
(Go ahead, guess. I’ll post the answers in a comment below.)
Two more great reasons to own this field guide:
Buying a copy through MonarchWatch supports monarch butterfly conservation and citizen science.
Owners would make fantastic Monarch Larval Monitoring Project volunteers.