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Species Olethreutes sericorana - Hodges#2810


Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States, An Identification Guide
By Gilligan, Todd M., Donald J. Wright, and Loran D. Gibson
Ohio Biological Survey, P.O. Box 21370, Columbus, Ohio 43221-0370, 2008
A very useful book for those interested in Olethreutine moths. Covers 306 species with color photos of adults, life history information, flight periods, distribution, and microphotos of male and female genitalia. Many of the included species occur in a wider area than the midwestern states.

Lepidoptera of the Pacific Northwest: Caterpillars and Adults
By Miller & Hammond
USDA, 2003
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For reprints try contacting Richard Reardon rreardon@fs.fed.us, Jeff Miller millerj@bcc.orst.edu, or
Cooperative Forest Ecosystem Research cfer@fsl.orst.edu for a free copy.

Illustrated Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Vol. 3C: Micro-Moths and Geometroids
By Ed Knudson & Charles Bordelon. 2008.
Texas Lepidoptera Survey, Houston.

Moths of Australia
By Ian Francis Bell Common
Melbourne University Publishing, Carlton, Victoria., 1990
Common, I.F.B. 1990. Moths of Australia. Melbourne University Publishing, Carlton, Victoria. vi + 535 pp.

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Editorial Reviews

'Moths of Australia must rank among the most significant books ever written on moths anywhere in the world . . . I cannot recommend it strongly enough' -- M. S. Moulds, Australian Natural History

'a valued compendium for entomologists, not just in Australia but throughout the world . . . anyone with an interest in moths will find it an invaluable reference' -- Malcolm Scoble, New Scientist

Moths of Western North America
By Powell and Opler
UC Press, 2009
At last!! Due out next summer...

A pictoral key to the hawkmoths of eastern United States (except Florida)
By Charles L. Selman. 1975
Ohio State University
Has large B&W photos of -- and a key to -- all sphinx moths east of the Mississippi River and north of Florida.

Available here for $5.00.

I use this valuable guide with great frequency.

The Moths of America North of Mexico, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae (Part), Noctuinae (Part-Agrotini), Fascicle 27.1
By J. Donald Lafontaine
The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, 2004
This is part of an ongoing project to record and describe information about the moths of North America. A technical publication with descriptions and photos (small).

The Moths of America North of Mexico, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae (Part), Noctuinae (Part-Euxoa), Fascicle 27.2
By J. Donald LaFontane
The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, 1987
This is part of an ongoing project to record and describe information about the moths of North America. A technical publication with descriptions and photos (small).