ࡱ > ^ ` ] bjbj #8 R R 8 1 , ] $ vH ( H H H H H H H XJ L H " H 0H j j j 0 8 H j H j j C X G S p E ( H FH 0 vH -E M N M P G M G L j H H vH M R [ : Resources About Insects Compiled by Joel Dunnette for Zumbro Valley Audubon General Information Golden Guide to Insects, by Zim and Cottam, rev. 2001 good for beginners A Field Guide to the Insects, by Borror and White, 1970 - broad, but not comprehensive coverage; a bit dated Field Guide to Insects of N. America, by Kaufman, 2007 like the above but newer and with better pictures Tracks and Signs of Insects and other invertebrates, by Eiseman and Charney, 2010 - great coverage of another aspect of insect lives, which are often easier to see than the critters themselves Observing Insect Lives, by Don Stokes, 1983 Insects: their Natural History and Diversity, with a photographic guide to insects of eastern North America, by Marshall, 2006 - a huge, beautiful, comprehensive book Lepidoptera Butterflies through Binoculars, the east, by Glassberg, 1999 broke new ground by portraying live butterflies; made butterflying accessible Butterflies of North America, by Brock and Kaufman, 2003 more compact than Glassberg; takes advantage of newer camera and printing technology Caterpillars of Eastern North America, Wagner, 2005 answers questions many kids have about the insect form they are most likely to catch The Life Cycles of Butterflies, by Burris and Richards, 2006 beautiful photos of the life stages of 23 common butterflies The Butterfly Book, The Complete Guide to Butterfly Gardening, Identification, and Behavior, by Don and Lillian Stokes, 1991 a good beginner book The Family Butterfly Book, by Rick Mikula, 2000 40 common species, with projects and activities Discovering Moths - nighttime jewels in your own backyard, by Himmelman, 2002. A good entry to the mysterious and complex world of moths. Moths of Eastern North America, by Covell, 1984. For years the book on moth ID. But photos are dead and spread, so not so useful for ID in life. Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America, by Beadle and Leckie, 2012. New and beautiful; what they cover they do very well. Odonata Common Dragonflies of Wisconsin, by Legler and Westover, 1998. An early, but still decent book for our area. Dragonflies through Binoculars, a guide to dragonflies of North America, by Dunkle, 2000. Good information, but poorly arranged. Dragonflies of the North Woods, by Mead. 2003. Compact and good, but coverage of limited area. Damselflies of the North Woods, by DuBois and Reese, 2005. Compact and good, but limited area of coverage. Web Sites Bugguide.net share photos and observations, get identification Buglifecycle.com look up and record life cycles Iowa Insect listserv swap observations with folks in our region HYPERLINK "http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org" www.butterfliesandmoths.org - butterflies and moths of North America WisconsinButterflies.org also tiger beetles and robber flies www.alexanderwild.com superb photographs www.poweshiekskipper.org/forecasts.htm - butterfly forecasts and comments for Iowa www.bioquip.com - Equipment, Supplies and Books for Entomology and Related Sciences and many more HYPERLINK "http://www.zumbrovalleyaudubon.org" www.zumbrovalleyaudubon.org Rochester, MN PAGE , - F ` a b f m y z ɸvgP