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Subspecies Argia fumipennis violacea - Violet Dancer
Damselflies of the North Woods By Bob DuBois Kollath-Stensaas Publishing, 2005
This is a very detailed and thorough field guide for all levels of damselfly enthusiast. There are literally dozens of illustrations of abdominal appendages and abdominal markings covering all of the relevant species. Extraordinary photographs, mostly by Mike Reese, show most (all?) of the different morphs.
Introductory chapters cover all aspects of damselfly life history. Well written.
Pocket sized and very portable.
Covers N Minnesota, N Wisconsin, the UP and N michigan and most of the wooded portions of Ontario. Covers many of the species east into New England.
Contributed by Kurt Mead on 31 March, 2006 - 7:05pm |
Dragonflies (Wild Guide) By Cynthia Berger, Amelia Hansen Stackpole Books, 2004
An introduction to odonate life history and identification, illustrated with good-to-excellent color artwork. There is one especially useful illustration of abdominal appendages. Has species accounts for 45 notable species (6 damselflies and 39 dragonflies) from the Great Lakes area. These accounts are illustrated with excellent paintings by Amelia Hansen. These are portraits, showing life-like postures, and not meant to be detailed enough for fine points of identification. The species accounts give life history information as well as detailed explanations of scientific names--not seen in other popular works.
Contributed by Cotinis on 1 December, 2005 - 1:16pm |
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States By John C. Abbott Princeton University Press, 2005
Has color photos plus extensive species accounts, range maps, anatomic diagrams. Covers 85 damselfly, and 178 dragonfly, species found in New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
Contributed by Cotinis on 4 June, 2005 - 4:18am |
Common Dragonflies of the Southwest By Kathy Biggs Azalea Creek Pub, 2004
Good photos, with discussion of identification and very brief discussion of range, flight season, and habitat. A companion web site ( http://southwestdragonflies.net/) has more detailed range maps. The book covers about 70 species of dragonflies and about 40 species of damselflies.
Contributed by Cotinis on 13 March, 2005 - 9:54pm |
Les odonates du Quebec By Jean-Guy Pilon and Denise Lagace Entomofaune du Quebec, 1998
A detailed technical reference for French speakers.
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Dragonflies and Damselflies of California By Tim Manolis University of California Press, 2003
Contributed by Joyce Gross on 17 January, 2005 - 12:53am |
Dragonflies of Washington By Dennis Paulson Seattle Audubon Society, 1999
$6 booklet with nice introduction to Odonata of the Northwest
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Dragonflies of the Florida Peninsula, Bermuda, and the Bahamas By Sidney W. Dunkle Scientific Publishers, 1989
Out of print, but worth having if you can find it. Has much larger photos than Dunkle's new book, Dragonflies Through Binoculars, though the coverage is limited.
Contributed by Cotinis on 21 March, 2004 - 9:55am |
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