Butterfly Bibliography

BUTTERFLY BIBLIOGRAPHY

California Academy of Sciences Library


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Butterflies and Moths

http://www.butterflies-moths.com/

Site includes differences between butterflies and moths, information on feeding, temperature, some photographs, links, and more.

 

Butterflies of North America

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/bflyusa.htm

Fabulous website that identifies butterflies by area, includes many photographs, and contains links, references, and a great deal more.

 

Butterflies, On the Wings of Freedom

http://library.thinkquest.org/27968/kids_intro.shtml

Although it was designed for kids, this site provides great information on butterflies for all ages.

 

The Butterfly Website

http://butterflywebsite.com/

A photo collection, butterfly gardening, access to articles, and more are all available at this easy to navigate site.

 

Children’s Butterfly Site

http://www.fort.usgs.gov/resources/education/butterfly/bfly_intro.asp

Photos, frequently asked questions, web links, and Monarch butterfly coloring page are available at the link above.

 

Electronic Resources on Lepidoptera

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/lepidoptera.html

“Welcome to the revised and expanded Electronic Resources on Lepidoptera, the most complete and comprehensive website on lepidoptera on the Internet!”

 

Exploring Butterflies in Kindergarten

http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/schools/beal/curriculum/butterfly/butterflies.html

A curriculum guide on butterflies for kindergarten teachers.

 

Lepidopterists’ Society Home Page

http://www.furman.edu/~snyder/snyder/lep/

“Butterflies and moths are the focus of this international organization bringing together professional scientists and amateur enthusiasts to study and enjoy the Lepidoptera.”

 

North American Butterfly Association

http://www.naba.org/

Images, questions, and answers, and more are available through this non-profit organization’s home page.

 

A Students’ Guide to Butterflies

http://www.butterflyfarm.co.cr/ed/index.htm

Designed for students, this site takes you through the life cycle of the butterfly.

 

Tropical Butterflies

http://www.aa6g.org/Butterflies/tropical.html

Fabulous photographs of colorful tropical butterflies.

 

Yahoo! Butterflies and Moths

http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Biology/Zoology/Animals__Insects__and_Pets/Insects/Butterflies_and_Moths/

But what does Yahoo! Have to say about it?  This site links to the Yahoo! directory and contains a variety of butterfly links, many of them annotated.

 

Zoom Butterflies:  All About Butterflies

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/

All About Butterflies, Life Cycle, coloring pages, classroom activities, and a variety of other information is available at this kid friendly site.

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BOOKS

Ackery, P.R. and R.I. Vane-Wright. Milkweed Butterflies: Their Cladistics and Biology.  London: British Museum of Natural History, 1984.  Ent QL561 .D3 A34 1984.

 

Arnold, Richard A. Monitoring Report for the Endangered San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies at the Sky Ridge Project Site in Pacifica, California. Pleasant Hill, CA: Entomological Consulting Services, 1997. Biodiv REF QL551 .C2 A76 1997.

 

Arnold, Richard A. Ecological Studies of Six Endangered Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae): Island Biogeography, Patch Dynamics, and the Design of Habitat Preserves. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1983. Ent Serials.

 

Ballard, Julia Perkins Pratt. Among the Moths and Butterflies. New York: Putnam's, 1890. Main QL544 .B18 1890.

 

Brown, John W. Butterflies of Baja California: Faunal Survey, Natural History, Conservation Biology. Beverly Hills, CA: Lepidoptera Research Foundation, 1992. Ent QL553 .M6 B76 1992.

 

The Butterfly Hunter's Guide: Denton's Patent Butterfly Tablets. Wellesley, MA: The Brothers, 1902. Ent QL545.2 .D46 1902.

 

Carter, David J. Butterflies and Moths. New York, NY: Dorling Kindersley; Boston, MA: Distributed by Houghton Mifflin, 1992 (2000 printing). Biodiv REF QL544 .C37 1992.

 

Comstock, John A. Butterflies of California: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Butterflies of California, Embracing All of the 477 Species and Varieties at Present Recorded for the State. Los  Angeles, CA: J. A. Comstock, 1927. Ent QL551 .C2 C65 1927.

 

Comstock, John Henry. How to Know the Butterflies; A Manual of the Butterflies of the Eastern United States. New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1904. Main QL549 .C68 1904.

 

D'Abrera, Bernard. Birdwing Butterflies of the World. London; New York: Hamlyn for Country Life Books, 1976. Ent QL561 .P2 D31.

 

Debinski, Diane. Butterflies of Glacier National Park, Montana. Lawrence, KS: Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, 1993. Main Serials QH1 .K35 no.159.

 

Dickens, Michael. The World of Butterflies. New York: Macmillan, 1972. Ent QL542 .D5 1972.

 

Dickerson, Mary Cynthia. Moths and Butterflies. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1901. Ent QL544 .D52 1901.

 

Douglas, Matthew M. The Lives of Butterflies. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1986. Ent QL542 .D64 1986.

 

Eeckhoudt, Jean Pierre vanden. A Butterfly is Born. New York: Sterling Pub. Co. 1960. Ent QL562 .E353.

 

Ehrlich, Paul R. and Anne H. Ehrlich.  How to Know the Butterflies. Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown Company, 1961.  Ent & Main REF QL548 .E45 1961.

 

Emmel, Thomas C. The Butterflies of Southern California. Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 1973. Ent QL551 .C3 E45 1961.

 

Emmel, Thomas C. Butterflies, Their World, Their Life Cycle, Their Behavior. New York: Knopf, 1975. Ent QL543 .E55 1975.

 

Emmel, Thomas C. Butterfly Gardening: Creating a Butterfly Haven in Your Garden. New York: Friedman/Fairfax, 1997. Pub QL544.6 .E47 1997.

 

Emmel, Thomas C. Systematics of Western North American Butterflies. Gainesville, FL: Mariposa Press, 1998. Ent QL548 .E45 1998.

 

Ferdinand, Charles.  The Fascinating World of Butterflies. Garden City, NY: Hanover House, 1958.  Ent  QL543 .F43 1958.

 

Ferris, Clifford D. and F. Martin Brown. Butterflies of the Rocky Mountain States. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1981. Ent QL551 .R62 B88.

 

Field, William Dewitt.  A Bibliography of the Catalogs, Lists, Faunal and Other Papers on the Butterflies of North America North of Mexico Arranged by State and ProvinceWashington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1974.  Main Serials QL1 .S54 no.157.

 

Ford, E. B. Butterflies.  London: Collins, 1945. Ent QL555 .G7 F6.

 

Garth, John S. and J.W. Tilden. California Butterflies. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1986. Ent, Pub, & REF Wild California QL551 .C2 G37 1986.

 

Goodden, Robert. All Color Book of Butterflies.  London: Octopus Books; New York: Bounty Books, 1974.  Ent & Pub QL544 .G6 1974.

 

Grace, Eric S. The World of the Monarch Butterfly. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, c1997. Pub QL561 .D3 G73 1997.

 

Grace, Rod. The Social Valuation of Endangered Wildlife.  East Melbourne, Victoria: Dept. of Conservation, Forests and Lands, Economics Unit, 1988.  Biodiv REF QL84.7 .A8 G72 1988.

 

Guide to the Clarke/Sheppard/Turner Genetic Collection of Butterflies. London, England: Natural History Museum, 1990. Ent QL545.2 .G84 1990.

 

Harman, Ian Denys Anthony. Collecting Butterflies and Moths. London: Williams and Norgate 1950. Ent QL465 .H3.

 

Hoffman, Don.  Wanderer: The Monarch Butterfly.  San Luis Obispo, CA: Natural History Association of San Luis Obispo Coast.  Main REF QL561 .D3 H63 1989.

 

Holland, W. J. The Butterfly Book. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1931. Ent QL549 .H75 1931.

 

Howe William H. The Butterflies of North America. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1975. Ent QL548 .B8 1975.

 

In Defense of Endangered Species (Organization). A Report on the Nation's Ten Most Endangered Species. Columbus, OH: IDES, [1995]. Main QH76 .E55 1995.

 

Johnson, Kurt and Steven L. Coates. Nabokov's Blues: The Scientific Odyssey of a Literary Genius. Cambridge, MA: Zoland Books, 1999. Pub QL31 .N23 J644 1999.

 

Kristensen, Niels P., ed. Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. Berlin; New York: W. de Gruyter, 1999-. Ent QL542 .L548 1999.

 

Layberry, Ross A., Peter W. Hall, and Donald J. Lafontaine. The Butterflies of Canada. Toronto; Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, c1998. Ent QL552 .L39 1998.

 

Lewis, H. L. Butterflies of the World. London: Harrap 1974. Ent QL543 .L4.

 

Longstaff, George Blundell. Butterfly-Hunting in Many Lands; Notes of a Field Naturalist. London; New York; Bombay; Calcutta: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1912. Ent QL544 .L65.

 

Marriott, David. Where to See the Monarchs in California: Twenty-Five Selected Sites. San Diego, CA: Monarch Program, [1997]. REF Wild California QL551 .C2 M365 1997.

 

Mattoni, Rudi. Butterflies of Greater Los Angeles. Beverly Hills, CA: Center for the Conservation of Biodiversity/Lepidoptera Research Foundation, 1990. Ent QL551 .C2 M37 1990.

 

Maynard, Charles Johnson. A Manual of North American Butterflies. Boston,MA: De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., 1891. Ent QL548 .M47.

 

Miller, Lee D. Supplement to: A Catalogue/Checklist of the Butterflies of America North of Mexico. [Los Angeles?]: Lepidopterists Śociety, 1989. Ent QL548 .M55 1989.

 

Mitchell, Robert T. and Herbert S. Zim. Butterflies and Moths: A Guide to the More Common American Species. New York: Golden Press, 1987. Pub & Main REF QL54 .M57 1987.

 

New, T. R. Butterfly Conservation. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Biodiv REF QL542 .N49 1991.

 

Newman, L. Hugh. Butterfly Farmer. London: Phoenix House [1953]. Ent SF561 .N4.

 

Newman, L. Hugh. Butterfly Haunts. London: Chapman & Hall, 1948. Ent QL555 .G7 .N4.

 

Nijhout, H. Frederik. The Development and Evolution of Butterfly Wing Patterns. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, c.1991. Ent QL562 .N54 1991.

 

Orsak, Larry J. The Butterflies of Orange County, California. Irvine, CA: Center for Pathobiology, University of California, Irvine, 1977, c1978. Ent QL551 .C2 077 & Main Serials QH1 .C335 no.4.

 

Preston-Mafham, Rod. Butterflies of the World. New York: Facts on File Publications, 1988. Main REF QL542 .P74 1988.

 

Revised Recovery Plan for Three Endangered Species Endemic to Antioch Dunes, California: Lange's Metalmark Butterfly, Contra Costa Wallflower, and Antioch Dunes Evening-Primrose. Microfiche. [Bethesda, MD: Fish & Wildlife Reference Service, 199-]. Main QL84.22 .C2 R48 1984.

 

Robertson-Miller, Ellen. Butterfly and Moth Book: Personal Studies and Observations of the More Familiar Species. New York: C. Scribner’s Sons, 1917, 1912. Ent QL544 .R62 1917.

 

Sandved, Kjell Bloch. Butterflies. New York: H. N. Abrams, 1976. Main REF QL544 .B73 1976.

 

Sbordoni, Valerio and Saverio Forestiero. Butterflies of the World. New York: Times Books, 1985.  Main REF QL543 .S29 1985.

 

Schnack, Friedrich. The Life of the Butterfly. Boston; New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1932. Main QL544 .S4113 1932.

 

Scott, James A.  The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide.  Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. Main REF QL548 .S38 1986.

 

Scudder, Samuel Hubbard. Frail Children of the Air; Excursions into the World of Butterflies. Boston; New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1895. Ent QL544 .S425.

 

Shepardson, Lucia. The Butterfly Trees. San Francisco: The James H. Barry Co., 1914. Ent QL561 .D3 S33 1914.

 

Simpson, Robin A. Butterfly Gardening in Southern California. Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 1999. Biodiv QL544.6 .B87 1999 & Main Serials AM1 .L68 v.36:3.

 

Stanford, Ray E. Atlas of Western USA Butterflies: Including Adjacent Parts of Canada and Mexico. Denver, CO: [R.E. Stanford?], 1993. Ent QL551 .W3 S8 1993.

 

Sutton, Patricia and Clay Sutton. How to Spot Butterflies. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, c1999. Pub QL548 .S95 1999.

 

Tilden, James W. Butterflies of the San Francisco Bay Region. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1965. Biodiv, Pub, REF Wild California, & Ent QL551.C2 T5 1965.

 

Tilden, James W. A Field Guide to Western Butterflies. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. Ent QL551 .W3 T55 1986.

 

Tyler, Hamilton A., Keith S. Brown, and Kent H. Wilson. Swallowtail Butterflies of the Americas: A Study in Biological Dynamics, Ecological Diversity, Biosystematics, and Conservation. Gainesville, FL: Scientific Publishers, 1994. Pub, Main REF, & Ent QL561 .P2 T82 1994.

 

Urquhart, Fred A. The Monarch Butterfly: International Traveler. Chicago, IL: Nelson-Hall, 1987. Ent QL561 .D3 U78 1987.

 

Williams, Carrington Bonsor. The Migration of Butterflies. Edinburgh; London: Oliver and Boyd, 1930. Ent QL562 .W5.

 

Xerces Society and Smithsonian Institution. Butterfly Gardening: Creating Summer Magic in Your Garden.  San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1990.  Ent & Pub QL544.6 .B87 1990.

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CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Brust, Beth Wagner. Butterflies. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, Inc., 1990.  Biodiv Juv QL544.2 .B54 1991.

 

Carle, Eric. La Oruga Muy Hambrienta. New York: Philomel Books, 1989. Biodiv Juv QL544.2 .C38 1989.

 

Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. New York: Philomel Books, c1987. Biodiv Juv QL544.2 .C38 1987.

 

Dallinger, Jane and Cynthia Overbeck. Swallowtail Butterflies. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Company, 1982.  Biodiv Juv QL561 .P2 D34 1982.

 

Feltwell, John. Butterflies and Moths. London; New York: Dorling  Kindersley, 1993. Biodiv Juv QL541 .F45 1993.

 

Fischer-Nagel, Heiderose. Life of the Butterfly. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, 1987. Biodiv Juv QL544.2 .F5613 1987.

 

Gibbons, Gail. Monarch Butterfly. New York: Holiday House, 1989.  Biodiv Juv QL561 .D3 G53 1989.

 

Hamilton, K. R. The Butterfly Book: A Kid’s Guide to Attracting, Raising and Keeping Butterflies. Santa Fe, NM: John Muir Publications; Emeryville, CA: Distributed to the book trade by Publishers Group West, 1997. Biodiv Juv  QL544.2 .H35 1997.

 

Hariton, Anca. Butterfly Story. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1995. Biodiv Juv QL544.2 .H37 1995.

 

Heller, Ruth. Ruth Heller's How to Hide a Butterfly & Other Insects. New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, c1992. Biodiv Juv QL759 .H44 1992.

 

Herberman, Ethan.  The Great Butterfly Hunt: The Mystery of the Migrating Monarchs. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990. Biodiv Juv QL561 .D3 H47 1990.

 

Murphy, Mary. Caterpillar’s Wish. New York: DK Pub., c1999. Biodiv Juv QL544.2 .M87 1999.

 

Rotter, Charles. Monarch Butterflies. Chicago, IL: The Child's World, 1993.  Biodiv Juv QL561 .D3 R68 1993.

 

Royston, Angela. What’s Inside? Insects. New York: DK, 1999, c1992. Biodiv Juv QL467.2 .R69 1999.

 

Ruvalcaba, Carlos. La Mariposa Bailarina. Miami, FL: Santillana Pub. Co., c1996. Biodiv Juv QL544.2 .R88 1996.

 

Ryder, Joanne. Where Butterflies Grow. New York: Lodestar Books, 1989.  Biodiv Juv QL544.2 .R93.

 

Sterry, Paul. Butterflies and Insects. London: Hamlyn, 1991. Biodiv Juv QL482 .G7 S87 1991.

 

Still, John. Asombrosas Mariposas. Madrid: Bruño, c1991. Biodiv Juv QL544.2 .S7518 1991.

 

Whalley, Paul Ernest Sutton. De la Oruga a la Mariposa. Madrid: Altea, c1992. Biodiv Juv QL544.2 .W4518 1992.

 

VIDEOS

Attracting Butterflies to your Backyard. Carrboro, NC: Nature Science Network, 1993. (58 min.) Pub AV&M QL544.6 .A87 1993.

 

Audubon Society's Butterflies for Beginners. New York, NY: MasterVision, 1996. (64 min.) Pub QL542 .A93 1996.

 

Butterfly & Moth. London: DK Vision, 1996. (35 min.) Pub QL544 .B87 1996.

 

Strategy for Survival: Behavioral Ecology of the Monarch Butterfly. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, c1976. (30 min.) Biodiv QL561 .D3 S77 1976.

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