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BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
 
Photos from the gathering
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

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The Wild Silk Moths of North America: A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada
By Paul M. Tuskes, James P. Tuttle, Michael M. Collins
Cornell University Press, 1996
ISBN: 0801431301
Cite: 2846
Expensive, but extensive treatment of this and allied families. Color photos of many caterpillars, and all adults (as specimens). has range maps and life history information for all species covered. Has photos of eggs and drawings of cocoons for some species.