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Lepidoptera:
Butterflies and Moths
Order Lepidoptera includes both butterflies and moths. Butterflies fly in the day and are the most popular group of insects people identify. Moths are nocturnal, more numerous (species wise) and not so colorful. Even so moths do get some attention, the giant silkworm moths are a sight to see. Butterflies
Butterflies
of the North Woods, 2nd Edition Pub
The must have. It is missing coverage of some species from northern and eastern Ontario plus some rare strays from southern Ontario.. Point Pelee National Park Nature Series - Butterflies of Point Pelee Pub GB A southern Ontario butterfly book. Quality of species profiles unknown. Butterflies through Binoculars: The East GB Has the great information on how to find butterflies. However, it uses photographs and the photographs are separated from the species profiles. Covers Eastern North America. How to Spot Butterflies GB Has the most detailed information on how to find butterflies. Has a chapter on butterfly gardening. Quality of species profiles unknown. Covers common North American species. Butterflies of the Great Lakes Region Pub Am Not enough to judge properly. May be quite good through.
Butterflies
of Algonquin Provincial Park
Not very portable, covers only common species but is cheap and interesting to read. For beginners. Out of print. Stokes' Beginner's Guide to Butterflies GB A beginner's guide to butterflies. A possible starting point but "Butterflies of the North Woods" is not that hard for beginners.
Kaufman's Field Guide to Butterflies of
North America GB
Recommended guide to fill in species missing from Butterflies of the North Woods. Nice format. Use digitally modified photographs. Handy for identifying skippers because it includes variations of skippers and has some better photos than the North Wood's guide. Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Butterflies GB Species profiles and illustrations are separate. (James Scott's) Butterflies of North America GB Pub(CR-ROM)(?) A reference. Contains keys for immature forms (eggs, first stage larvae, mature larvae, and pupae) of North American butterflies. Uses plates. Uses scientific names not common names. Available on CD-ROM or in book form. Describes subspecies. Common Butterflies and Skippers of Eastern North America Am An introduction to butterflies. Aids for Identifying Butterflies and Moths North American Butterfly Association (yearly counts) The association for butterflies. Sign up for butterfly counts here. F. Jean MacLeod Butterfly Gallery Webcam A webcam at Science North. It is difficult to get a good look at butterflies using this tool. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society The Lepidopterists' Society Butterflies and Moths of North America Only for US and Mexico unfortunately, but might be useful. Eventually Canada will be covered. Wisconsin Butterflies Beautiful collection of photos. Checklists: Penokean Hills Field Naturalists (Elliot Lake)| Thunder Bay | North Bay | Friend of Wye Marsh Biomonitoring Report | Carden Field Naturalists | Kington Field Naturalists | Ottawa (booklet form) | Pembroke | Friends of Point Pelee | Essex County | Friends of Pinery Park | Hamilton | Toronto (booklet form) Moths Moths are just too numerous to have a comprehensive field guide devoted to them. At 700 to 800 (maybe more) probable species in our area, an amount a field guide could cover, not enough interest exists to produce a regional field guide. For information on every species you need to consult the Internet. Checklist of Moths of the Pembroke Area Field Naturalists. This is the only known checklist in Ontario. It you live near the Renfrew district it should be of use. Moths of the Ottawa Area is a photographic guide to moths. Because of a bug in the menu system that puts part of the menu below the bottom of the screen, use F11 to put the screen in full screen mode. Excellent local resource. Moth Photographers Group and is the largest collection of images of moths in North America. It is also somewhat a portal on moths. Some recent changes have made the site easier to use for identifying moths. Moths of Canada is an official guide to moths but can be a pain sometimes because you have to checkmark every moth you want to see a picture of. Microleps is the only site to focus on micromoths, the tiny and very diverse group of the moths. Jim des Rivieres Moth Images Another moth site based in Ottawa. Moths in a Connecticut Woods is a website showing the discoveries of a moth watcher. Moth Watching and David's Butterflies and Moths. Learn more about moths here. Moth Links Plume moths A rather difficult group of moths to identify to species.
Covers common moths, about 300 species. A good introduction to moths and caterpillars. Good for learning about the various types of moths and some of their behaviors. Definitely the most interesting moth field guide out there. Peterson's A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America Am GB The main reference book if you can find it. It is available new in reprint and is more expensive than orginally. A must have after the North Woods book. A new edition is in the works which may be available as soon as spring 2012. See North American Moths Backyard Inventory: Background for more information. The scope has been reduced to northeastern North Amercia rather than eastern North America which should make the edition more useful for our area. Le Guide des Papillons du Québec Am (French) GB This is the best moth guide, unfortunately it is in French. Even so, much of it is designed to be usable by English speaking people. Includes whether a particular moth has been seen in one of five areas of Quebec. This is useful to you live beside Quebec such as Ottawa. Covers 1400 species, the best coverage. Out of print. Caterpillars of Eastern North America Pub Covers moth caterpillars and has a picture of the corresponding adult moth. The Moth Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Moths of North GB Natural history of moths. Very old book. MONA Series List This series lists and provides photographs for all the moths in North America (north of Mexico) for each family in each of its book. Very expensive.
The Cutworm Moths of Ontario & Quebec GB Sedge Moths of North America GB The Wild Silk Moths of North America GB The Hawk Moths of North America GB Pub Legion of the Night: The Underwing Moths Pub Note: comes on a CD Caterpillars
Comprehensive guide to butterfly caterpillars. Caterpillars of Eastern North America Pub Covers both butterfly and moth caterpillars. Photo Field Guide to Some Caterpillars of Southern Ontario GB Covers common southern Ontario caterpillars. Butterfly and Moth Caterpillars: Identification Guide Provide help with more common caterpillars. Pictures both the adult and the caterpillar. Many links to outside websites. Extensive life history information and an identification service. Members only area. Needs a central index or webpages. Caterpillars of Eastern Forests Guide to 245 common caterpillars with photographs and descriptions of familes and species. |
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