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/ Latin America Chris Durden. 1999. Learn About ... Texas Insects Texas Parks & Wildlife Press Return to Texas Entomology - Compiled by Mike Quinn New and Recommended:The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America’s Bees
Joseph S. Wilson & Olivia J. Messinger Carril. 2015. Princeton University Press. 288 pp. (Introduction) Butterfly Gardening for Texas See also new entomology books and all books listed by BioQuip |
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Butterflies
of Houston and Southeast Texas Butterflies
of Oklahoma, Kansas, and North Texas |
A Field Guide to Butterflies of Texas Focus
Guide to Butterflies of North America A Swift Guide to Butterflies of North America |
Butterflies East of the Great Plains
Paul A. Opler & George O. Krizek. 1984.
Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore (out of print)
Butterflies of North America
William H. Howe, editor, 1975.
Doubleday and Co., Garden City, NY (out of print)
The Butterflies of North America, a Natural History and Field Guide
James A. Scott, 1986.
Stanford University Press, Stanford. 583 pp.
Catalogue of the
Butterflies of
the United States and Canada.
Jonathan Pelham. 2012.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Distribution of
Butterflies in New Mexico (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea)
Michael E. Toliver, Richard Holland, & Steven J. Cary. 2001. Third
Edition.
Published by R. Holland,
Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and Catalog.
Arthropods of
Florida and Neighboring Land Areas, Vol. 17.
Heppner, J.B. 2003. Florida
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant
Industry,
Gainesville, FL. x + 670 pp.
The
Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity
Malcolm J. Scoble. 1992.
Oxford University Press, New York. 416 pp.
Scientific Names
List for Butterfly Species of North America, North of Mexico
Paul A. Opler & Andrew D. Warren, 2002.
Gillette Publications, Fort Collins, CO (Updated
PDF version)
Systematics of Western North American Butterflies
Thomas C. Emmel, editor. 1998.
Mariposa Press, Gainesville, Florida. 878 pp.
A World for
Butterflies: Their Lives, Habitats and Future
Phil Schappert, 2000.
Firefly Books Ltd, Westport, CT. 320 pp.
Saturniidae Sphingidae Noctuidae
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Illustrated Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Charles Bordelon & Edward Knudson, 2008. Texas Lepidoptera Survey, Houston. 30 pp., 18 plates For a copy, please send check for $47.50 (includes S&H)
payable to: Field Guide
to Moths of Eastern North America |
Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America David Beadle and Seabrooke Leckie. 2012. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston. 752 pp. The Moth Book William J. Holland, 1903, 1968. Doubleday, Page & Co., New York (out of print) An Update to the Nomenclature of Holland's Moth Book J.M. Johnson USA. 49 pp. |
Fascicle 20.2A Bombycoidea Saturniidae Citheroniinae Hemileucinae
(part)
Douglas C. Ferguson. 1971.
in Dominick et al. The moths of America north of Mexico.
E.W. Classey Ltd., London. pp. 1-154, 11pls.
(out of print)
Fascicle 20.2B Bombycoidea Saturniidae Hemileucinae
(conclusion)
Douglas C. Ferguson. 1972.
in Dominick et al. The moths of America north of Mexico.
E.W. Classey Ltd., London. pp. 155-265. 22pls. (out of print)
Lepidoptera of North America 1. Distribution of Silkmoths
(Saturniidae)
and Hawkmoths (Sphingidae) of Eastern North America.
Paul A. Opler. 1995.
Contributions
of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Department of
Entomology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Moths of Western North America 1. Distribution of Saturniidae of
Western
North America.
Richard S. Peigler & Paul A. Opler. 1993.
Contributions
of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Department of
Entomology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. 23pp.
Saturniidae Mundi: Saturnid Moths of the World,
Volume 1:
Generally the American genera.
Bernard D'Abrera. 1995.
E.W. Classey Ltd,
Faringdon, Oxon, U.K. 177pp. + 77pls.
Saturniidae Mundi III. 3. Mainly Asiatic und Australian genera, a
detailed
supplement to volume 1
Bernard D'Abrera. 1998.
E.W. Classey Ltd,
Faringdon, Oxon, U.K. 165pp. + 87pls.
The
Wild Silk Moths of North America
Paul M. Tuskes, James P. Tuttle & Michael M. Collins. 1996.
Cornell University Press, Ithaca. ix + 250pp., 30pls.
Wild Silk Moths
of the United States (Saturniinae).
Collins, M.M. & R.D. Weast. 1961.
Collins Radio Co., Cedar Rapids, IA., 138 pp. (out of print)
Moths of Western North America. 1. Distribution of Sphingidae of
Western
North America.
Michael J. Smith. 1995. revised.
Contributions
of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, Colorado. 27 pp.
Hawkmoths
of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Revisionary Checklist
(Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)
Ian J. Kitching & Jean-Marie Cadiou. 2000.
Cornell University Press, Ithaca. 226 pp.
A Pictorial Key to the Hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of
Eastern
United States (except Florida)
Charles L. Selman. 1975.
Ohio Biological Survey,
Biological
Notes No. 9., Columbus, OH. 31 pp.
Sphingidae Mundi: Hawk Moths of the World
Bernard D'Abrera. 1986.
E.W. Classey Ltd, Faringdon, Oxon, UK. 226 pp. + color plates.
Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America
David Wagner et al. 2011
Princeton University Press, 576 pp.
The Cutworm Moths of Ontario and Quebec.
Rockburne, E.W. & J.D. Lafontaine. 1976.
Agriculture Canada, Research Branch Publication 1593. 164 pp.
Legion of the Night: The Underwing Moths
T.D. Sargent. 1976.
University of Massachusetts Press. Amherst, Massachusetts. 222 pp.
Owlet Moths of Ohio: Order Lepidoptera Family Noctuidae
Rings, R.W., E.H. Metzler, F.J. Arnold & D.H. Harris. 1992.
Bulletin of the Ohio Biological Survey 9(2). 219 pp.
Caterpillars
of Eastern North America: Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America Caterpillars
in the Field and Garden |
How
to Know the
Immature Insects, second edition. Immature
Insects Florida
Butterfly Gardening |
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Handbook for Butterfly Watchers Robert Michael Pyle, 1992. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston. "Binoculars for Butterflying" Gary M. Fellers, 2001. American Butterflies. 9(2): 24-32. |
An
Introduction to Butterfly Watching (PDF) |
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A Field Guide to the Spiders and Scorpions of Texas Spiders
of North
America: an Identification Manual. |
Spiders
and Their Kin: A Golden Guide Herbert W. Levi, Lorna R. Levi, Nicholas Strekalovsky. 2001. St. Martin's Press, New York. 160 pp. Biology
of Spiders |
| A
Guide to Common Freshwater
Invertebrates of North America J. Reese Voshell, Jr. 2002. McDonald & Woodward Publishing Co., Blacksberg, VA. 454 pp., 103 pls. Invertebrates
of Central Texas Wetlands Introduction to
the Aquatic Insects of North America |
Fairy Shrimps of California's
Puddles, Pools, and Playas. Pennak's
Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States: Texas Crawdads |
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Dazzle of Dragonflies Forrest L. Mitchell and James L. Lasswell. 2005. Texas A&M Univ. Press, College Station. 224 pp. 133 color photos. Dragonflies
and
Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States: Texas,
Louisiana,
Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico Dragonflies
Through Binoculars |
Stokes
Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies and Damselflies Blain Nikula, Jackie Sones, with Donald & Lillian Stokes. 2002 Little, Brown and Co. Boston. 160 pp. Common
Dragonflies of the Southwest: A Beginner's Pocket Guide More Odonate titles from Texas and beyond: HERE
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Field Guide to
Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States
John L. Capinera [grasshoppers] Ralph D. Scott [artist] Thomas
J. Walker
[katydids & crickets] 2005.
Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, 280 pp.
357 maps, 84 line drawings, 12 halftones, 210 color images in a 48-page
insert.
How to Know the Grasshoppers, Crickets, Cockroaches, and their
Allies
Jacques R Helfer. 1953, 1987.
Dover Publications, New York. 353 pp. (out of print)
Grasshoppers
of
Florida
John L. Capinera, Clay W. Scherer, and Jason M. Squitier. 2002.
University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 176 pp.
Stick
Insects of the Continental United States and Canada: Species and Early
Studies.
Arment, C. 2005.
Coachwhip Publications, Landisville, PA. 202 pp.
American
Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga:
Staphyliniformia
Ross H Arnett, Jr. & Michael C Thomas. 2000. CRC Press
American
Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Ross H Arnett, JR; Michael C Thomas; Paul E Skelley; & J. Howard
Frank. 2002. CRC
Press
A
Field Guide to the Beetles of North America
Richard E. White. 1983.
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston.
Catalog
of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico
Riley, E.G., S.M. Clark, & T.N. Seeno.
2003. Coleopterists Society. 290 pp. (CD-ROM included)
Host
Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada
Clark, S.M., D.G. LeDoux, T.N. Seeno,
E.G. Riley, A.J. Gilbert, & J.M. Sullivan.. 2004.
Coleopterists Society. 476 pp.
Field
guide to Northeastern Longhorn
Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Doug Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey Manual 6:1-184.
A
Field Guide to the Tiger Beetles of the United States and Canada:
Identification, Natural History, and Distribution of the Cicindelidae
David L. Pearson, C. Barry Knisley and Charles J. Kazilek
2005. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 292 pp.
More Coleoptera titles from Texas and beyond: HERE
| The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America’s Bees Joseph S. Wilson & Olivia J. Messinger Carril. 2015. Princeton University Press. 288 pp. (Introduction) Bees
of the World |
The
Mason-Bees (Project Gutenberg) Jean-Henri Fabre. 1914. Dodd, Mead and Co. (out of print) Bramble-Bees
and Others (Project Gutenberg)
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| The World of
the Harvester Ants Stephen Welton Taber. 1998. Texas A&M University Press, College Station 232 pp. 45 b&w photos. 72 line drawings |
Fire Ants Stephen Welton Taber. 2001. Texas A&M University Press 328 pp. 75 b&w photos. 30 line drawings. 8 maps. |
| The Common
Ant
Genera of Texas S.B. Vinson, Sean O'Keefe & Jerry Cook. 2003. Texas Cooperative Extension, Bryan, TX. (44 pp, 54 photos, 33 ills., 22 maps) |
Ants at
Work: How an Insect Society is Organized Deborah M. Gordon. 2000. W. W. Norton, New York. 192 pp. |
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The Common Insects of North America A Field Guide to the Common Insects of Texas A
Field Guide to the Insects of America North of Mexico Insects
of the
Texas Lost Pines |
Insects:
Their Natural History and Diversity With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America Stephen A. Marshall, 2007. Firefly Books, Tonawanda, NY. 718 pp. Invertebrates
of
Central Texas Wetlands Kaufman Field Guide to
Insects of
North America Learn
About Texas Insects |
| Destructive and Useful Insects Metcalf, R.L., & R.A. Metcalf. 1993. Fifth Edition. McGraw-Hill, New York An
Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America For
Love of
Insects |
An
Introduction to the Study of Insects Triplehorn, C.A. & N.F. Johnson. 2004. Seventh Edition Thomson Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA. 864 pp. The
Insects: An Outline of Entomology
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Click HERE for titles.
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Butterfly Gardening for Texas Butterfly Gardening for the South Butterfly Gardening: Creating Summer Magic in your Garden Florida
Butterfly Gardening |
Gardening for Butterflies in Louisiana Native Texas Plants, Landscaping Region by Region Butterfly
Gardening:
A Guide for the Deep South. |
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Practical Pollination Biology Dafni, Amots; Peter G. Kevan, Brian C. Husband. June 2005 Enviroquest Ltd., 590 pp. |
Pollinator
Conservation Handbook The Xerces Society and The Bee Works. 2003. The Xerces Society, Portland, OR. 145 pp. (out of print) |
Attracting Native Pollinators: Protecting North America's Bees and Butterflies : the Xerces Society Guide. Matthew Shepherd, Mace Vaughn. 2011. Storey Publishing, North Adams, MA. 384 pp. |
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Field Guide to the
Broad-leaved Herbaceous Plants of
South Texas Plants
of the Rio Grande Delta Trees,
Shrubs and Cacti of South Texas Wildflowers
and Other Plants of Texas Beaches and Islands |
Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country Wildflowers
of Houston and Southeast Texas Woody Plants of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare
Plants Of
Texas - limited
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American
Entomology. A Description of the Insects of North America
Edited by John L. Le Conte, M.D. with a memoir of the author, by
Georg Ord.
Thomas Say.
1869.
'father of
American
entomology'
New York, J.W. Bouton, . 2 volumes. Royal-8vo. pp. xxiv, 412; iv, 814,
with 54
hand coloured lithographed plates.
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