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Books about insects

General information

A World for Butterflies: Their Lives, Behavior & Future
By Phillip J. Schappert, ISBN 1552095509, Firefly Books, 2000

General guides

Bugs of Ontario
John Acorn, ISBN: 1-55105-287-3, Lone Pine Publishers, 2002

Insects of Algonquin Provincial Park
ISBN: 1895709369, Friend of Algonquin Park 1997

The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects & Spiders
ISBN: 0394507630, Random House Canada 1980

Kaufman Field Guide to Insects
Eric Eaton. Houghton-Mifflin, February 2007.

A Field Guide to Insects
Roger T. Peterson (Peterson Field Guide Series), ISBN: 0395911710, Houghton Mifflin Co, 1998

Insects of the Great Lakes Region
By Gary A. Dunn, ISBN 0472065157, University of Michigan Press 1996

Butterflies and moths

The Ontario Butterfly Atlas
By A.M. Holmes, R.R. Tasker, Q.F.Hess, A.J.Hanks (1991), ISBN: 0921631111, T.E.A. publication

Ontario Insects – T.E.A. Newsjournal
Back Issues and subscription, T.E.A. publication

Annual Ontario Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) Summaries (for 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995 to 2002, 2003-04, 2005; future volumes in preparation)
T.E.A. publication

Checklist of the Butterflies of the Toronto Region, 3rd edtion, 2007. Checklist and flight seasons; compiled by Barry Harrison, T.E.A. publication

The Butterflies of Canada
By Ross A. Layberry et al., ISBN 0802008984, University of Toronto Press, 1998

Butterflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Eastern North America
by Jeffrey Glassberg, ISBN 0195106687, Oxford University Press, 1999

Two books on caterpillars: Caterpillars in the Field and Garden: A Field Guide to the Butterfly Caterpillars of North America (2005) and Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History (2005)

Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies
Peterson Field Guides Series, ISBN 0395904536, Houghton Mifflin Co, 1998

Le Guide des Papillons du Québec
By Louis Handfield, ISBN 2890004864, broquet Inc, 1999, www.broquet.qc.ca

Butterflies & Moths (Golden Books series)
By Robert T. Mitchell and Herbert S. Zim, ISBN 0307240525, Golden Books, 1989

The Cutworm Moths of Ontario & Quebec
ISBN 066000514X, Canadian Government Publishing

A Field Guide to the Moths of Eastern North America
by Charles V. Covell Jr., ISBN 0395260566, Houghton Mifflin, 1984

The Owlet Moths of Ohio (Order Lepidoptera Family Noctuidae)
by Roy W. Rings et al., ISBN 0867271108, Ohio Biological Survey, 1992

Dragonflies

Ontario Odonata (annual summary of articles and sightings) 1999 to present. Most volumes are still available, while out-of-print volumes are provided as free pdf copies for download. See T.E.A.

The Odonata of Canada & Alaska (3 volumes)
By E.M. Walker, A classic!, reproduction available only from the T.E.A.

Damselflies and Dragonflies (Odonata) of Ontario: Resource Guide and Annotated List
By P.M. Catling and V.R. Brownell 2000. Out of print, but click here for a free pdf copy.

The North American Dragonflies of the Genus Aeshna
By E.M. Walker (1921) with colour plates; reproduction available only from the T.E.A.

The North American Dragonflies of the Genus Somatochlora
By E.M.Walker (1925), reproduction available only from the T.E.A.

Dragonflies, Behavior and Ecology of Odonata
By Corbet, Philip S., ISBN: 0801425921, Cornwall University Press, 1999

The Dragonflies & Damselflies of Algonquin Provincial Park: Algonquin Park Technical Bulletin
By Matt Holder, ISBN 1895709261, Friends of Algonquin Park, 1996

Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field & Finding Guide to Dragonflies of North America
By Sidney W. Dunkle, ISBN 0195112687, Oxford University Press, 2000

Dragonflies of North America
By James G. Needham et al., ISBN 0945417942, Scientific Publishers, 2000

Other Insect Orders

The Cicindelidae of Canada (tiger beetles)
By J.B. Wallis (1961) with colour plates, A classic!,Reproduction available only from the T.E.A.

Insects and Arachnids of Canada Series: Genera of the Trichoptera of Canada and adjoining or adjacent United States
By Schmid, F. 1998

Field Guide to Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides)
By R. E. White, ISBN 0395910897, Houghton Mifflin Co, 1998

An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles
By Arthur V. Evans and C. L. Bellamy, ISBN 0520223233, University of California Press, 2000

Photography and drawing

How to photograph insects and spiders
By Larry West 1994, ISBN: 0811724530

Photographing butterflies and other insects
By Paul Hicks 1997, ISBN 0863433324, Fisher Books

Kodak: Pocket guide to nature photography

The Kodak Workshop Series, CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHY

Draw Insects
By Doug DuBosque, ISBN 0939217287, Peel Productions, 1997

For Kids

Field Guide to Insects Coloring Book
by Robert M. Pyle, ISBN 0395670888, Houghton Mifflin, 1993

Glow-in-the-Dark Sticker Books: Insects & Spiders
By Sarah Ketchersid, ISBN 0525463755, Penguin Putnam, 2000

Pet Bugs: A Kid's Guide To Catching & Keeping Touchable Insects
By Sally Kneidel, ISBN: 047131188X, Wiley, 1999

Simon & Schuster Children's Guide to Insects & Spiders
By Jimmy Johnson, ISBN: 0689811632, Simon & Schuster, 1997

Backyard Insects
By Millicent E. Selsam and Ronald Goor, ISBN: 0590422561, Scholastic Canada

First Guide to Insects
Peterson First Guide Series, ISBN 0395906644, Houghton Mifflin, 1998

A Field Guide to the Butterflies Coloring Book
by Roger T. Peterson, ISBN 0395346754, Houghton Mifflin, 1983

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