Carrol L. Henderson has headed the Nongame Wildlife Program of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for thirty-three years. 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 nine books, including Oology and Ralph's Talking Eggs.

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• Foreword by Dr. Daniel H. JanzenPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Historical PerspectiveResearchEducationPreservationConservationNature TourismGeographyBiogeographyMigratory SpeciesEndemic SpeciesEndemic Wildlife of the HighlandsEndemic Species of the Southern Pacific LowlandsEndemic Species of Cocos IslandEndemic Species and DNA Barcoding RevelationsMajor Biological ZonesTropical Dry ForestSouthern Pacific LowlandsCentral Plateau (Central Valley)Caribbean LowlandsHighlandsCoastal Beaches, Islands, and Mangrove LagoonsWildlife Overview and Species CoverageBibliographyButterflies 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)GlossaryBibliographyAppendices Appendix A. Costa Rica Conservation OrganizationsAppendix B. Wildlife Tourism Sites and Field Stations of Costa RicaAppendix C. Costa Rica Trip Preparation ChecklistAppendix D. Travel Tips for a Successful Wildlife Viewing Trip in Costa RicaAbout the AuthorIndex

Carrol L. Henderson has headed the Nongame Wildlife Program of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for thirty-three years. 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 nine books, including Oology and Ralph's Talking Eggs.

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• Foreword by Dr. Daniel H. JanzenPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Historical PerspectiveResearchEducationPreservationConservationNature TourismGeographyBiogeographyMigratory SpeciesEndemic SpeciesEndemic Wildlife of the HighlandsEndemic Species of the Southern Pacific LowlandsEndemic Species of Cocos IslandEndemic Species and DNA Barcoding RevelationsMajor Biological ZonesTropical Dry ForestSouthern Pacific LowlandsCentral Plateau (Central Valley)Caribbean LowlandsHighlandsCoastal Beaches, Islands, and Mangrove LagoonsWildlife Overview and Species CoverageBibliographyButterflies 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)GlossaryBibliographyAppendices Appendix A. Costa Rica Conservation OrganizationsAppendix B. Wildlife Tourism Sites and Field Stations of Costa RicaAppendix C. Costa Rica Trip Preparation ChecklistAppendix D. Travel Tips for a Successful Wildlife Viewing Trip in Costa RicaAbout the AuthorIndex

Carrol L. Henderson has headed the Nongame Wildlife Program of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for thirty-three years. 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 nine books, including Oology and Ralph's Talking Eggs.

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• Foreword by Dr. Daniel H. JanzenPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Historical PerspectiveResearchEducationPreservationConservationNature TourismGeographyBiogeographyMigratory SpeciesEndemic SpeciesEndemic Wildlife of the HighlandsEndemic Species of the Southern Pacific LowlandsEndemic Species of Cocos IslandEndemic Species and DNA Barcoding RevelationsMajor Biological ZonesTropical Dry ForestSouthern Pacific LowlandsCentral Plateau (Central Valley)Caribbean LowlandsHighlandsCoastal Beaches, Islands, and Mangrove LagoonsWildlife Overview and Species CoverageBibliographyButterflies 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)GlossaryBibliographyAppendices Appendix A. Costa Rica Conservation OrganizationsAppendix B. Wildlife Tourism Sites and Field Stations of Costa RicaAppendix C. Costa Rica Trip Preparation ChecklistAppendix D. Travel Tips for a Successful Wildlife Viewing Trip in Costa RicaAbout the AuthorIndex