Costa Rica Arachnids Insects
The illustrations on this fold-out field guide from Rainforest Publications were created by Costa Rican artist, Enrique Leal, who has worked as an illustrator in the design of informative and educational material for the National Board of Health and who has worked as a scientific illustrator for INBIO (Institute for Biological Diversity).
In most cases, the length in millimeters indicates the average maximum length of the insect from the rear of the abdomen to the front of the head not including antennae. The illustration of each species on the field guide is accompanied by the name of the species in English, Spanish, and Latin.
On the Rainforest Publications' Costa Rica Arachnids Insect field guide, the letters after the English name represent the distribution with Costa Rica:
A: insects typically found on the Atlantic side of Costa Rica, below 1500 meters; may be accompanied by N (north) or S (south);
P: insects typically found on the Pacific side of Costa Rica, below 1500 meters; may be accompanied by N (north) or S (south);
M: insects typically found in the Costa Rican mountains, above 1500 meters;
CV: insect typically found in the Costa Rican central valley.
The illustrations on this fold-out field guide from Rainforest Publications were created by Costa Rican artist, Enrique Leal, who has worked as an illustrator in the design of informative and educational material for the National Board of Health and who has worked as a scientific illustrator for INBIO (Institute for Biological Diversity).
In most cases, the length in millimeters indicates the average maximum length of the insect from the rear of the abdomen to the front of the head not including antennae. The illustration of each species on the field guide is accompanied by the name of the species in English, Spanish, and Latin.
On the Rainforest Publications' Costa Rica Arachnids Insect field guide, the letters after the English name represent the distribution with Costa Rica:
A: insects typically found on the Atlantic side of Costa Rica, below 1500 meters; may be accompanied by N (north) or S (south);
P: insects typically found on the Pacific side of Costa Rica, below 1500 meters; may be accompanied by N (north) or S (south);
M: insects typically found in the Costa Rican mountains, above 1500 meters;
CV: insect typically found in the Costa Rican central valley.
The illustrations on this fold-out field guide from Rainforest Publications were created by Costa Rican artist, Enrique Leal, who has worked as an illustrator in the design of informative and educational material for the National Board of Health and who has worked as a scientific illustrator for INBIO (Institute for Biological Diversity).
In most cases, the length in millimeters indicates the average maximum length of the insect from the rear of the abdomen to the front of the head not including antennae. The illustration of each species on the field guide is accompanied by the name of the species in English, Spanish, and Latin.
On the Rainforest Publications' Costa Rica Arachnids Insect field guide, the letters after the English name represent the distribution with Costa Rica:
A: insects typically found on the Atlantic side of Costa Rica, below 1500 meters; may be accompanied by N (north) or S (south);
P: insects typically found on the Pacific side of Costa Rica, below 1500 meters; may be accompanied by N (north) or S (south);
M: insects typically found in the Costa Rican mountains, above 1500 meters;
CV: insect typically found in the Costa Rican central valley.