Publications and items for sale

The Butterflies of Toronto

This isn't our publication, but is part of the City of Toronto Biodiversity Booklet Series. A number of TEA members were part of the writing team. This 68-page full-colour booklet was released in 2011, but is now out print. It is unlikely to be reprinted, but it may appear on the City of Toronto's website as a downloadable pdf. Stocks may still be available for free distribution in some City of Toronto libraries -- North York Central would be the most likely possibility. Click here for the book's 6 pages on good locations to observe butterflies in Toronto.

Our Major Publications

Ontario Insects– TEA Newsjournal

Ontario Lepidoptera--Annual Seasonal Summaries

The Pipevine Swallowtail: Life Cycle and Ecology (2012)

The Butterflies of Waterloo Region (2012)

The Bumble Bees of Algonquin Provincial Park: A Field Guide (2010)

The Ontario Butterfly Atlas (1991) A new edition of the atlas is in preparation for possible 2013 publication-- see the Ontario Butterfly Atlas Online.

Checklist of the Butterflies of the Toronto Region, 3rd edition, 2007

Checklist of Ontario Odonata, 2010

Ontario Odonata--Annual Seasonal Summaries

Other Publications

The TEA has at various times issued special purpose-publications. All of these are available for free download below:

• Pieris virginiensis Edwards in Ontario, by Quimby F. Hess. Published in 1975. 36 pages.
• Butterflies & Moths on Stamps, by Alan J. Hanks. Published in 1977. All copies have been lost, but see this link re "bugs on stamps."
• Gazetteer of Place Names Used in Toronto Entomologists' Association Summaries, 1969-1977, by Alan J. Hanks. Published in 1978. 11 pages.
• Ontario Insect Collectors News. This was published by the Entomological Society of Ontario, but it was co-edited by TEA member Alan J. Hanks. There were 3 issues: no. 1 (1981), no. 2 (1982) and no. 3 (1984) totalling 28 pages. Also included in the pdf is the one and only issue of the Ontario Amateur Entomologists Newsletter, April 1989.
• Five Year (1984-1988) Supplement to The Butterflies of Point Pelee National Park, Ontario, (1983), by Alan Wormington. Published in 1989. 15 pages.
• Damselflies and Dragonflies (Odonata) of Ontario: Resource Guide and Annotated List
  by P.M. Catling and V.R. Brownell (2000).
• A Contribution to the Knowledge of Hyalophora (Hyalophora) columbia (Lep.: Saturniidae) by J. C. E. Riotte, 1970.

For sale: reproductions of out-of-print books

These are NOT photocopies but are high quality scans by University of Toronto Press - the interior pages are on acid-free paper. The cover is a deluxe-quality hardcover but is not the same as the original. Prices are subject to change.

The Odonata of Canada & Alaska (3 volumes): a classic!
By E.M. Walker
In Canada, $185 Canadian; international, inquire for rates

The Cicindelidae of Canada (tiger beetles): a classic!
By J.B. Wallis (1961) with colour plates
In Canada, $28 Canadian; international, inquire for rates

The North American Dragonflies of the Genus Aeshna
By E.M. Walker (1921) with colour plates
In Canada, $115 Canadian; international, inquire for rates

The North American Dragonflies of the Genus Somatochlora
By E.M.Walker (1925)
In Canada, $55 Canadian; international, inquire for rates

Many of the publications listed above are free and can be dowloaded from the website in pdf form. For those which are for sale, contact Chris Rickard or info@ontarioinsects.org Orders must be prepaid. All prices include applicable taxes and shipping. Personal cheques accepted for US or Canadian orders; money or postal orders only for others. Please make cheques or money orders out to Toronto Entomologists' Association. Sorry we can’t take credit card orders.

All prices above are for non-members. Contact us for special member prices.