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Fantastik Fotos!
| General Coverage Books on Moths | |||
| Covell, Jr., Charles V. |
A Field Guide to Moths: of Eastern North America
The "must have" bible of mothing for Eastern North America. |
2005, Spec. Pub. 12
VA Mus. Nat. Hist. $40.00 [order] | |
| Handfield, Louis |
Le Guide des Papillons du Québec
Don't let the French title or text put you off. The plates are fantastic. Everyone in the Northeastern quarter of the USA or Eastern Canada needs this book. |
Broucherville, QB
Broquet, 1999 [out of print?] | |
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Mitchell, Robert T.
Zim, Herbert S. |
Butterflies and Moths: A Guide to the More Common American Species.
Entry level field Golden Guide that can be surprisingly useful at times. |
St. Martin's Press
2001, 1-582-381364 [amazon] | |
| Opler, Paul A. |
Butterflies and Moths: Peterson First Guides series.
Entry level. |
Houghton Mifflin
1993, 0-395-90665-2 $5.95, [amazon] | |
| Technical Publications | |||
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| Hodges, R.W., et al. |
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico.
This is where those Hodges Numbers come from. The list is outdated, but we'll be using these numbers for several years until an online replacement comes into fruition. |
1983, $20.00
BioQuip 9600 | |
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Eichlin, Thomas D.
Duckworth, Donald W. | MONA Fascicle 5.1. -- Sesiidae. |
1988, $65.00
BioQuip 9651 | |
| Hodges, R.W. | MONA Fascicle 6.1. -- Gelechioidea: Cosmpoterigidae. |
1978, $48.00
BioQuip 9601 | |
| Hodges, R.W. | MONA Fascicle 6.2. -- Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae. |
1974, [out of print]
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| Hodges, R.W. | MONA Fascicle 7.1. -- Gelechioidea, Gelechiidae (part). |
1986, $70.00
BioQuip 9604 | |
| Hodges, R.W. | MONA Fascicle 7.6. -- Gelechioidea, Gelechiidae (part). |
1999, $115.00
BioQuip 4074 | |
| Munroe, E.G. |
MONA Fascicle 13.1A -- Pyralidae: Scopariinae, Nymphulinae, text only, no plates.
MONA Fascicle 13.1B -- Pyralidae: Odontiinae, Glaphryiinae, text only, no plates. |
1972, $44.00
Set of 2 Vols. BioQuip 9610 | |
| Munroe, E.G. | MONA Fascicle 13.1C -- Pyralidae: Evergestinae plus color plates for parts A-C. |
1977, [out of print]
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| Munroe, E.G. | MONA Fascicle 13.2A -- Pyralidae: Pyraustinae, Pyraustini (part). |
1976, $38.00
BioQuip 9613 | |
| Munroe, E.G. | MONA Fascicle 13.2B -- Pyralidae: Pyraustinae, Pyraustini (part). |
1976, $38.00
BioQuip 9614 | |
| Neunzig, H.H. | MONA Fascicle 15.2. -- Pyralidae: Phycitinae (Part). |
1986, $45.00
BioQuip 9616 | |
| Neunzig, H.H. | MONA Fascicle 15.3. -- Pyralidae: Phycitinae (Part). |
1990, $60.00
BioQuip 3565 | |
| Neunzig, H.H. | MONA Fascicle 15.4. -- Pyralidae: Phycitinae (Part). |
1997, $55.00
BioQuip 9617 | |
| Neunzig, H.H. | MONA Fascicle 15.5. -- Pyralidae: Phycitinae (Part). |
2003, $115.00
BioQuip 9683 | |
| Ferguson, D.C. | MONA Fascicle 18.1. -- Geometroidea: Geometridae (part). |
1985, $55.00
BioQuip 9618 | |
| Franclemont, J.G. | MONA Fascicle 20.1. -- Mimallonidae, Apatelodidae, Bombycidae, Lasiocampidae. |
1973, $33.00
BioQuip 9620 | |
| Ferguson, D.C. | MONA Fascicle 20.2A -- Saturniidae: Citheroniinae, Hemileucinae (part). |
1971, $38.00
BioQuip 9621 | |
| Ferguson, D.C. | MONA Fascicle 20.2B -- Saturniidae: Hemileucinae (part), Saturniinae. |
1972, $38.00
BioQuip 9622 | |
| Hodges, R.W. | MONA Fascicle 21. -- Sphingidae. |
1971, $50.00
BioQuip 9630 | |
| Ferguson, D.C. | MONA Fascicle 22.2. -- Lymantriidae. |
1978, $48.00
BioQuip 9640 | |
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Lafontaine, J.D.
R.W. Poole | MONA Fascicle 25.1. -- Noctuidae: Plusiinae. |
1991, $70.00
BioQuip 9607 | |
| Poole, R.W. | MONA Fascicle 26.1. -- Noctuidae: Cuculliinae, Stiriinae, Psaphidinae (part). |
1995, $70.00
BioQuip 3418 | |
| Lafontaine, J.D. | MONA Fascicle 27.1. -- Noctuidae: Agrotini. |
2004, $115.00
BioQuip 4025 | |
| Lafontaine, J.D. | MONA Fascicle 27.2. -- Noctuidae: Euxoa. |
1987, $75.00
BioQuip 9660 | |
| Lafontaine, J.D. | MONA Fascicle 27.3. -- Noctuidae: Noctuini. |
1998, $115.00
BioQuip 3676 | |
| Treatments of Specific Moth Families | |||
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Chapman, P.J.
Lienk, S.E. |
Flight Periods of Adults of Cutworms, Armyworms, Loopers and others (family Noctuidae) injurious to vegetable and field crops.
Agriculture #14. New York State Agriculture Experiment Station, Geneva. |
1981, $1.00
3 plates, ~ 100 spp. website and phone | |
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Chapman, P.J.
Lienk, S.E. |
Tortricid Fauna of Apple in New York
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1971, $10.00
Details to come website and phone | |
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Gilligan, Todd M.
Wright, Donald J. Gibson, Loran D. |
Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States
An Identification Guide |
Ohio Biological Survey
2008, 0-86727-160-7 $75.00 [mail or phone] | |
| McCabe, T.L. |
A Reclassification of the Polia Complex for North America.
Bulletin 432, New York State Museum, Albany |
1980, $8.00, 210 figs.
NYSM website | |
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Grehan, J. R.,
Sabourin, M., Hanson, P. M. |
Maple Feeding Tortricidae of the Northeastern United States
Guide to Identification of Adults. [out of print] |
1995, VT Agricultural
Experiment Station University of Vermont | |
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Rockburne, Eric W.
Lafontaine, J. Donald |
The Cutworm Moths of Ontario and Quebec
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Agriculture Canada
1976, 0-660-00514-X | |
| Rings, Roy W. et al. |
The Owlet Moths of Ohio
The plates are among the best ever printed. |
Ohio State Univ.
1992, 0-86726-110-8 $20.00, [amazon] | |
| Sargent, Theodore D. |
Legion of the Night: The Underwing Moths.
[out of print, but available on a CD] |
Univ. of. Mass. Press
1976, Get it on CD | |
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Taft, William H.
Smitley, Dave Snow, J. Wendell |
A Guide to the Clearwing Borers (Sesiidae) of the North Central United States
North Central Regional Publication No. 394, Updated March 2004 |
Mich. St. Univ. Ext.
2004, 32 pp. $13.50 [mail or phone] | |
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Tuskes, Paul M.
Tuttle, James P. Collins, Michael M. |
The Wild Silk Moths of North America
A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada |
Cornell Univ. Press
1996, 0-8014-313-01 $85.00 [amazon] | |
| Tuttle, James P. |
The Hawk Moths of North America
A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada |
Wedge Foundation
2007, 0-9796-633-07 $90.00 [BioQuip] 9522 | |
| Online Journals and Research Reports | |||
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| Young, Mark |
The Natural History of Moths
Excellent account of moth biology and ecology. Examples from Britain and Europe. |
T. & D. Poyser Ltd.
1996, 0-856-61103-4 $70.95, [amazon] $63.00, BioQuip 3567 | |
| Popular Accounts of Moths and Mothing | |||
| Collins, Michael M. |
Moth Catcher: An Evolutionists' Journey Through Canyon and Pass.
This is a delightful and easy read. Collins found a hybrid zone where the process of evolution in wild silk moths can be observed and studied. He writes with the same passion with which he followed and worked with these moths. |
Univ. Nevada Press
2007 0-87417-735-0 See The Book $18.95 | |
| Himmelman, John |
Discovering Moths: Nighttime Jewels in Your Own Backyard.
Anyone who photographs, collects, or just observes moths needs to read this fine book. Himmelman takes you through the mothing year in his CT yard. His excitement is palpable. His recipe for moth bait works! His artistic talent adds to the fun of reading. |
Down East Books
2002 0-89272-528-1 See The Book $18.95 | |
| Hooper, J. |
Of Moths and Men: Intrigue, Tragedy and the Peppered Moth.
Reads like a novel but is non-fiction; described as "A riotous story of ambition and deceit". Essential read for anyone interested in Industrial Melanism. |
W.W. Norton
2003, 0-393-32525-3 $15.95 [amazon] | |
| Porter-Stratton, Gene |
Moths of the Limberlost
You might find the original book available through interlibrary loan. The reprint does not contain the hand-colored engravings. This is a wonderful tale of early 1900s mothing in Indiana by a woman who reared larva and made numerous discoveries. A much higher priced hardcover reprint also lacks the old illustrations.
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Kessinger Publishing
2003, 1-419-13540-6 $19.95 [amazon] | |
| Popular Works in Entomology (including at least some moths) | |||
| Berenbaum, May R. |
Bugs in the System: Insects and Their Impact on Human Affairs
If you have never read May Berenbaum you have missed one of the finer things in life. She's lucid, witty and cute! And she knows a good pun when she sees one. |
Helix Booka
1995, 0-201-40824-4 $20.00 [amazon] | |
| Berenbaum, May R. |
Buzzwords: A Scientist Muses on Sex, Bugs, and Rock 'N' Roll
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Joseph Henry Press
2000, 0-309-06835-0 $14.95 [amazon] | |
| Berenbaum, May R. |
Ninety-Nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers
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Univ. Illinois Press
1989, 0-252-06027-X $18.95 [amazon] | |
| Berenbaum, May R. |
Ninety-Nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers
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Univ. Illinois Press
1993, 0-252-06322-8 $18.95 [amazon] | |
| Eisner, Thomas |
For Love of Insects
Masterfully written by an eminent scientist, it is easy reading for anyone who loves detective stories about insects, and the mysteries of their chemistry and biology. |
Belknap Press
2003, 0-674-01181-3 $29.95, [amazon] | |
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| Maier, Chris T., et al. |
Caterpillars on the Foliage of Conifers in the Northeastern United States.
Website |
2004, USDA
Forest Service FHTET-2004-01 | |
| Miller, Jeffrey C. |
Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands.
Many of the species are found also in Eastern North America. Website |
1995, USDA
Forest Service FHM-NC-06-95 | |
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Miller, Jeffrey C.
Hammond, Paul C. |
Lepidoptera of the Pacific Northwest: Caterpillars and Adults.
Many of the species are found also in Eastern North America. |
2003, USDA
Forest Service FHTET-2003-03 | |
| Miller, William E. |
Guide to the Olethreutine Moths of Midland North America (Tortricidae)
Blank-and-white half-specimen photographs of ~ 285 species. |
1987, USDA
Forest Service Agric. Handbk. 660 | |
| Wagner, David, et al. |
Geometroid Caterpillars of Northeastern and Appalachian Forests
Contains excellent photos of adult moths as well as larvae. |
2001, USDA
Forest Service FHTET-2001-10 | |
| Wagner, David, et al. |
Caterpillars of Eastern Forests
Website |
1997, USDA
Forest Service FHTET-96-34 | |
| Caterpillars | |||
| Wagner, David L. |
Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History.
Covers nearly 700 species of butterflies and moths found east of the Mississippi River. |
Princeton Univ. Press
2005, 0-691-12144-3 $20.95, [amazon] | |
| Wright, Amy Bartlett |
Caterpillars: Peterson First Guides series.
Entry level, covers 120 moth and butterfly larvae. |
Houghton Mifflin
1993, 0-395-91184-2 $5.95, [amazon] | |
Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at the Mississippi State University
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