Rita Venable recently showed one of these to me and while the book looked interesting, it didn't have anything on skippers. I think it was the one with the Monarch on the cover. Ken Childs Henderson, TN Chester County http://www.finishflagfarms.com ________________________________ From: "CWMAPLC@xxxxxxx" <CWMAPLC@xxxxxxx> To: TN-Butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 7:30:49 PM Subject: [TN-Butterflies] two new books on the Butterflies of Alabama If you haven't seen them yet, go to Amazon books and search for "Butterflies of Alabama." The first is by Paulette Ogard with incredible photos by Sara Bright. It is large (almost 500 pps), but has pictures of all stages.The other is by Mike Howell and Vitaly Charny. It is more of a field guide and reads like the book on the butterflies of the Great Lakes. Although specifically geared toward Alabama, they will provide great information on the South generally and TN and MS specifically. Craig M.