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Recent Publications of Interest
(Not all of these books deal with butterflies, so be forewarned!)
"Basic Techniques for Observing and
Studying Moths and Butterflies"
by William D. Winter, Jr., Memoirs of the Lepidopterists’ Society, No. 5, 2000.
The book has 444 pages arranged in 13 chapters and 15 appendices, and is fully indexed. Topics range from rearing, gardening, collecting, photography, to collection valuation. Links to images of the cover and a html version of the table of contents are below. Both amateurs and professionals will find this book useful. To order, send check or money order payable to the Lepidopterists’ Society to:
Ken Bliss, Publications Mgr.
P. O. Box 1366
Edison, NJ 08817
Specify Memoir 5, Basic Techniques Manual.
Price postpaid: $29 for members of the Lepidopterists' Society residing in the US and Canada, $31 - members outside US and Canada, $44 - nonmembers in US and Canada, $46 - nonmembers outside US and Canada.
"Macromoths of Northwest Forests and
Woodlands"
by J.C. Miller and P.C. Hammond, USDA Forest Service, June 2000.
This guide contains information about life cycles, biodiversity, handling of moths, nomenclature, family information, species descriptions, and 251 color photos of macromoth species. It is available at no cost, while supplies last. To request a copy, send an email to: cfer@fsl.orst.edu
"Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A
Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America"
by S. W. Dunkle, Oxford Univ. Press, $29.95 at most bookstores.
Part of the same series as Jeff Glassberg’s "Butterflies through Binoculars". Nicely done with lots of color photos, though dragonflies are not as easily identified through binocs as butterlies are.
"Checklist of Kansas Jumping
Spiders"
by Hank Guarisco, Bruce Cutler and Kenneth E. Kinman, Kansas School Naturalist, Vol. 47,
No. 1, Feb. 2001, available in single copies free of charge from Emporia State University,
Dept. Biological Sciences, Box 4050, ESU, Emporia, KS 66801-5087
Great color photos and a list of the 70 species known from Kansas. These great little critters are arguably the "cutest" of the arachnids.
"The Wild Silk Moths of North
America"
by Paul Tuskes, James Tuttle and Michael Collins, Cornell Press, 1996
Splendid 250 page hardcover reference available with special catalog sale through June 30, 2001 for $32 ($80 cover price). Request the catalog via email (cupressinfo@cornell.edu) or call (607) 277-2211.