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Species Lestes australis - Southern Spreadwing
Damselflies of North America By Minter J., Jr Westfall, Michael L. May
Scientific Pub, 1996
A very scholarly work (common names are never mentioned at all). This is the bible for entomologists who work with damselflies. Some color plates and many highly detailed and magnified illustrations. Geographic coverage includes Canada, the United States, the northernmost Mexican states, and the Greater Antilles.
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Damselflies of the Northeast By Ed Lam
Biodiversity Books, 2004
A lovely little book, just under 100 pages. Covers all 69 species/forms of damselflies from the northeastern US (Virginia northward) and eastern Canada. It should be useful for all of the eastern US. Each species account is a full page and includes: life history, range map, flight dates, identification tips, detailed illustrations of both sexes, and smaller diagrams showing anatomic details. There is an introduction to damseflies with detailed diagrams explaining anatomic terms, and there are two pages of references. The book has superior typography and design.
Available directly from the publisher/author, $20 plus shipping:
Contributed by Cotinis on 2 June, 2004 - 12:22pm |
Common Dragonflies and Damselflies of Eastern North America By Richard K. Walton and Greg Dodge
Brownbag Productions, 2004
Stunning close-up videos of common dragonflies and damselflies. Video showing behavior and a variety of angles is a great supplement to a field guide. 50 widespread eastern species are covered in a one-hour DVD. Sequences show life cycle and habitats, so it is more than a field guide.
Coverage of North Carolina species is particularly good, since one of the authors is based there. The footage of damselflies is especially welcome, since there is no in-print field guide for the eastern US.
My only wish is for a booklet to accompany it, and subtitles. (There are explanatory notes included in the DVD.) My copy had one minor glitch that only showed up on one DVD player, but not on another. This was not a fatal flaw, only annoying. (I have seen similar problems on other commercial DVD's.)
Contributed by Cotinis on 15 March, 2004 - 10:39pm |
Damselflies of Florida, Bermuda, and the Bahamas By Sidney W. Dunkle
Scientific Publishers, 1991
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Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Texas, Volume 3 By John Abbott
Lulu.com, 2008
Now includes 224 species. Updated seasonality and distributional data, plus new articles.
Contributed by Nick Block on 18 November, 2008 - 1:02pm |
Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Texas, Volume 2 By John Abbott
Lulu.com, 2007
Updated seasonality and distributional data, plus new articles.
Contributed by Nick Block on 18 November, 2008 - 1:01pm |
Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Texas, Volume 1 By John Abbott
Lulu.com, 2006
A reference of distribution maps, county lists, and seasonal presence of the 223 species of odonates in Texas. Excellent data source, but no images.
Contributed by Nick Block on 18 November, 2008 - 12:51pm |
Dragonflies of North America: A Color and Learn Book By Kathy Biggs, Tim Manolis (Illustrator)
Azalea Creek Publishing, 2007
Not yet available from Amazon.com ("view at amazon.com" link won't work).
For more information, or to purchase online, click the image:
Also available in interactive (colorable!) PDF format on CD-ROM
Contributed by Chuck Entz on 26 June, 2007 - 1:52am |
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