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The Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia.
By James Edward Smith & John Abbot
J. Edwards, Cadell & Davies, and J. White, London. 2 vols., 214 pp., 104 pl. , 1797
Smith, J.E. & J. Abbot, 1797. The natural history of the rarer lepidopterous insects of Georgia. J. Edwards, Cadell & Davies, and J. White, London., vol.1, vol.2.

See Calhoun (2006) below for a contemporary look at the 24 butterflies described in these books and other fun facts about this wonderful work.
Calhoun, J.V., 2006. A glimpse into a "Flora et Entomologia": The Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia by J. E. Smith and J. Abbot (1797). [i]Journa

Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera.
By Henry Edwards
Papilio 1(7): , 1881
Edwards, Hy., 1881, Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera. Papilio 1(7): 115-121.

New species of Heterocera.
By Henry Edwards
Papilio 2(1): 9-17, 1882
Edwards, Hy., 1882. New species of Heterocera. Papilio 2(1): 9-17.

Notes on certain species of North American Lepidoptera.
By Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 3: 535-542, 1864
Grote, A.R., 1864. Notes on certain species of North American Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 3: 535-542.

Descriptions of North American Lepidoptera - no. 5.
By Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 3: 521-535, 1864
Grote, A.R., 1864. Descriptions of North American Lepidoptera - no. 5. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 3: 521-535.

New moths from Arizona, with remarks on Catocala and Heliothis.
By Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Papilio 1(7): 153-168, 1881
Grote, A., 1881. New moths from Arizona, with remarks on Catocala and Heliothis. Papilio 1(7): 153-168.

Apparently new species of N. American Heterocera.
By Henry Edwards
Papilio 4(7-8): 121-126, 1884
Edwards, Hy., 1884. Apparently new species of N. American Heterocera. Papilio 4(7-8): 121-126.

Lepidopterological notes and descriptions - no. 2.
By Augustus Radcliffe Grote & Coleman T. Robinson
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 6: 1-30, Pl.3,4, 1866
Grote, A.R. & C.T. Robinson, 1866. Lepidopterological notes and descriptions - no. 2. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 6: 1-30; Pl.3,4.