The links are gone! I briefly had an Amazon associates account, but it seems like every state I move to has laws that make this impossible. And much like California and Illinois, Colorado will continue to prohibit me from collecting any miniscule “kickback” from Amazon.
Here are some of my favorite books that have come in handy while learning the ropes. Everything listed here is a book that I actually own and trust (I own too many books). Over time I’ll update this list to better reflect the shelves of my library. Don’t want to purchase the book? Check our your local library or even ask me for a loan!
General Entomology
Bugs in the System: Insects and Their Impact on Human Affiars
Evolution of the Insects
For Love of Insects
Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity
Introduction to the Study of Insects
Väiksema häälteenamusega
Lepidoptera
Basic Techniques for Observing and Studying Moths & Liblikad (Memoir No. 5)
Butterflies of Arizona: A Photographic Guide
The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide
Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History (Princeton Field Guides)
A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America (Special Publication / Virginia Museum of Natural History)
Field Guide to Butterflies of Illinois
Field Guide to the Skipper Butterflies of Illinois
Field Guide to The Sphinx Moths of Illinois
Finding Butterflies in Arizona: A Guide to the Best Sites
The Hawk Moths of North America: A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada
Lepidoptera: Vorm, Function and Diversity
Koid Lääne Põhja-Ameerikas
The Wild Silk Moths of North America: A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada (The Cornell Series in Arthropod Biology)
Assorted Insect Families
American Beetles
Flies of Western North America
Manual of Nearctic Diptera
Teadus & Skeptitsism
Adventures in Paranormal Investigation
Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing “Hoax”
The Counter-Creationism Handbook
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Flim-Flam! Selgeltnägijad, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions
Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism
The God Delusion
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition–with a new Introduction by the Author
Why People Believe Weird Things: Ebateadus, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time
Tere Chris,
I love your web site. I have been fascinated by moths for about two years and still feel overwhelmed by the subject. Thanks for the great picture of the beautiful little Gelechiidae. The lack of an ID promotes a sense of mystery that I find appealing.
Welcome, and thanks for the comment!
Tere Chris,
Ross Layberry & I are compiling An evaluation of the massive influx of immigrat butterflies into southern Ontario, Canada on April 14-16, 2012 ― following a major outbreak of severe weather in United States. With notes on rearing of Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius, 1798) near Ottawa.
WE are siting your blog Grinter, C. 2012. Liblikate sissetung. https://www.theskepticalmoth.com/2012/04/
Do you have any additional comments on this event? Tänan.
Joe Belicek
P.S.
I like your website!
Hi Joe- Thank you for the comment and the citation! I can’t think of any further comments at the moment, but I would love to see a copy of your paper when it’s out.
Tere Chris,
Thank you for a speedy reply.Your reference –
Grinter, C. 2012. Liblikate sissetung. https://www.theskepticalmoth.com/2012/04/
Your blog is right on the money, so we used it verbatim.
Chris Grinter, in his blog on April 26th, 2012 wrote: “The local news for most of the eastern US and Canada has been aflutter (ha) recently with reports of the irruption of Vanessa atalanta – the Red Admiral butterfly. While [it] is a common occurrence every spring for these butterflies to migrate north from their overwintering grounds in the southern US, selle aasta arvud on vapustavad. Meie tagahoovides on sõna otseses mõttes tuhandeid admirale. Mis siis sel aastal teisiti on?
Palju spekuleeritakse sooja kevadilma üle (paljudes kohtades rekordiliselt soojem märts) ja sageli palju valeinformatsiooni, mis on seotud mõne tugitooli entomoloogiaga. Enamik uudisteallikaid, millega olen kohanud, väidavad, et soe kevad on võimaldanud neil liblikatel õitseda ja sigida ebatavaliselt palju. See pole aga päris võimalik, V. atalanta overwinters as an adult. The southern states provide temps just warm enough for adult Vanessa butterflies to hide in the fall and be the very first to awaken in the spring to get a jump start on mating. Isegi kui liblikad olid veebruaris ärkvel, polnud peremeestaimed veel tõusnud (ohakad [actually nettles]); meie koduõuede liblikad on eelmisest aastast.
Aga mis siis, kui ilm mängis selles buumitsüklis oma rolli? Eelmine aasta oli meie ilusa ja pehme talvega La Niña aasta. Aasta varem oli El Niño, suuremat osa USA idaosast ründas talv ja me kannatasime eepilise Chicago lume käes.[a]pokalüpsis”. Võib-olla surus see kombinatsioon elanikkonna arvu piisavalt alla 2010/2011 mis seejärel vähendas parasitoidset koormust, aasta suvel, võimaldades liblikate suuremat üldist viljakust 2011. Talvivatele liblikatele anti seejärel soe talv, mis oleks võinud võimaldada madalamat talvist suremust. Kuna liblikad sel kevadel põhja poole liikusid, ei olnud ühtki pakaselist ööd populatsiooni jaotamiseks – vaid palju nälgivaid linde. Tulemuseks oleks rändliblikate ebanormaalne sissevool. Aga siis jälle…
Vaatamata sellele, et liblikad on nii populaarsed ja hästi uuritud, ei tundu iga Vanessa liigi tingimuste kohta täiuslikku haaret. [ja muud liigid] eelistada. Peremeestaimede muutujad, rahvastiku ulatus, ilmastik ja parasitoidid mängivad arvukuses ja levikus olulist rolli. Kas viimaste aastate ilmatsüklid mõjutasid muutlikult[toim] üks liik teisele? Kes tahab seda doktoritööd (põrgust)?”
Pole probleemi, annab teada, kui paber on otsas.
Joe Belicek
Tere Chris. Tundub, et sa oled ööliblikas! Kutsume teid iga-aastasele keskkonnateadlikkuse tõstmise üritusele Kariibi mere saarel Saba. Is there an email address where I can send you specific information.
Terviseks,
Lynn