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Species Zeta argillaceum
 Garden Insects of North America : The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs (Princeton Field Guides) By Whitney Cranshaw
Princeton University Press, 2004
This 600+ page book is good in that it breaks down insects into plants, trees, and fruit that they live on. There are numerous photographs of the different stages of growth for many species, which I prefer over just a shot of adult specimens.
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 Close-Up on Insects: A Photographer's Guide By Robert Thompson
Guild of Master Craftsman, 2003
Read a review at NaturePhotographers.Net.
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Eastern Forest Insects By Whiteford L. Baker
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service, 1972
Miscellaneous publication number 1175
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 California Insects By Jerry A. Powell, Charles L. Hogue
University of California Press, 1989
Contributed by Cotinis on 5 April, 2004 - 7:14pm |
 Costa Rican Natural History By Daniel H. Janzen
University of Chicago Press, 1983
Has a chapter on insects, discussing ecology and natural history. Species accounts with black-and-white photos of some notable tropical insects. Checklist of butterflies, with notes on locations, very useful for narrowing possibilities in this large fauna. Similar checklists of Sphingid moths, Acridoid grasshoppers, and army ants.
Contributed by Cotinis on 21 March, 2004 - 11:33am |
Life on a Little-Known Planet By Howard Ensign Evans
Lyons & Burford, 1993
Reprint of the classic. Has essays and life history information.
Contributed by Cotinis on 21 March, 2004 - 10:18am |
 A Field Guide to Insects By Richard E. White, Donald J. Borror, Roger Tory Peterson
Houghton Mifflin Co, 1998
Representative coverage of most orders. Well illustrated: 1,300 drawings and 142 color illustrations on sixteen plates. Has some life history information and some keys.
Contributed by Cotinis on 21 March, 2004 - 10:04am |
Guide to Observing Insect Lives By Donald W. Stokes
Little, Brown, and Company, 1983
Good introduction to life histories, organized by season. Has extensive reference list, unfortunately, not organized by subject and not keyed to life history accounts. Still worth reading.
Contributed by Cotinis on 21 March, 2004 - 9:35am |
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