Description
An indispensable reference for over 600 butterfly species."Beautiful - everything from the photos to the color schemes on this app are just really pleasant to look at." - Robert Mortenson
• This app is optimized for Android Version 2.1+. Suggested minimum device CPU is 800 Mhz. The App's 260+ MB database installs directly to the SD card with Version 2.2+. With Version 2.1 the app database must be moved manually to the SD card through Settings.
Audubon Butterflies is your essential guide to over 600 butterflies of North America. Now you can identify every species in your backyard, parks, gardens, the woods or fields with thousands of professional color photographs.
Contains in-depth, authoritative information based on the National Audubon Society’s Field Guides to Butterflies with updates by Rick Cech, a natural history author and one of the world's leading butterfly experts.
CONTENT
• In-depth Descriptions of every species, with authoritative information on appearance, habitat, behavior, and much more
• Over 2,000 beautiful color photographs detailing each species with extraordinary clarity.
• A detailed reference section, which includes detailed butterfly natural history
APP FUNCTIONS
• Identify with accuracy. Browse by shape, name (first, last, scientific), or by family
• Search by multiple “advanced search” variables including shape, size, region, color, and habitat
• Navigate back and forth between species information, personalized Life Lists and Sightings, search functions and more with ease and clarity.
• Record your field experiences using the Life List and Sighting features. Track a sighting using the device’s GPS, add notes, and save to the App for records of your nature adventures
About Audubon Guides:
Audubon Guides are a comprehensive suite of digital field apps created in alliance with National Audubon Society (NAS). For more information, please see: http://natureshare.com/home.html#apps.
About the Developer:
Green Mountain Digital, the world's largest publisher of digital field guides, collectively generating over 1 million downloads; over 100 App Store promotions; and numerous awards. It was founded in 2009 in Woodstock, VT. The company has designed and published more than 75 mobile apps across multiple platforms, including Audubon Birds of North America, Orvis Fly Fishing: The Ultimate Guide, GardenMinder, Sailing World: Knots and Splices, FishBlue, and NatureTap. GMD is the creator of NatureShare, an innovative social platform that allows users to collect wildlife sightings and outdoor experiences and share them with others.
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For any assistance, please email feedback@natureshare.com
Brian
Apr 30, 2012 7:05:07 PM
A work in progress? Compared to Audubon Birds, this app seems unfinished. There are some good photos and descriptions, but it's most noteable for what it doesn't do. I can live without range maps, but why can't it filter species based on your location (without doing an advanced search)? Why is there no "similar species" information? Not even in the text description! The high quality photos are zoomable, but why in an app designed for touch screen devices are we forced to tap those annoying + and - buttons? The advanced search looks helpful, but in testing I haven't found a way to make Eastern Comma and Question Mark appear in the same search result, so I doubt its effectiveness. The scrolling function is very good. Too bad you have to make so much use of it. This app is better for someone who already knows their butterflies reasonably well. There's lots of content, but a lack of functionality to make it useful. A beginner should stick with a traditional field guide for now.
Daniel
Aug 16, 2011 12:26:12 PM
Not Worth the Money If you have and like iBird, you'll be disappointed by this app. It lacks functionality, and search features could be greatly improved.
JessiO
Jul 19, 2011 2:57:31 AM
Love the app for what it is. Kind of disapointed in the LACK of species. I had a Regal Moth show up at work today and ended up having to google it...
Rev. Andrew
Jul 18, 2011 2:34:28 AM
Love it! Now i wont be caught without my book.
Ray
May 29, 2011 5:51:25 PM
I was a State Naturalist for15 years & used to carry 3 or more guides. These ID guides are better than the printed books. Works on Continuum.
grackle
May 24, 2011 2:29:51 AM
Version 2.4.2 will not update to my droid x. Retorts an error on writing to the sd card. Butterflies gives the same error.
skf555
Apr 2, 2011 4:59:24 AM
Nothing to compare it to... ...since it's the only butterfly ID app I could find :) Well worth the $5 sale price; too bad I got it the day before for $10 :( I have iBird and am used to having range maps, but advanced search with zip code may help enough--otherwise need to depend on descriptions for location. I'm glad to have this app; I think I'll start my official life list finally. I still hope they keep improving.
mikesu
Oct 11, 2010 4:27:55 AM
Good, but it takes too much space. It would be great if it could be moved to the sd card.