How Do I
Bugs!
(Insects and Other Arthropods)
Have you noticed that the Butterflies and Cicadas have finally come out? Use the resources below to identify and learn more about them!
Selected Books
Covell, Charles V.
A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America
Butterflies usually are the ones that get all the attention. Intended for nonspecialists, but greatly appreciated by intermediate and advanced users, this book identifies and describes more than 1300 species in 59 families. The 1300 species, which include at least one in each of the 59 families present in the region, are those most likely to be encountered in eastern North America.
A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America
Butterflies usually are the ones that get all the attention. Intended for nonspecialists, but greatly appreciated by intermediate and advanced users, this book identifies and describes more than 1300 species in 59 families. The 1300 species, which include at least one in each of the 59 families present in the region, are those most likely to be encountered in eastern North America.
Evans, Arthur V. and Charles L. Bellamy
An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles
q QL573.E89 1996
Provides a truly engaging look at the magnificent, yet poorly understood and often maligned creature, highlighting the absolutely essential role that beetles play in the dynamics of nearly every terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. Exquisitely detailed color photographs of jewel-like beetles from all over the globe.
An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles
q QL573.E89 1996
Provides a truly engaging look at the magnificent, yet poorly understood and often maligned creature, highlighting the absolutely essential role that beetles play in the dynamics of nearly every terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. Exquisitely detailed color photographs of jewel-like beetles from all over the globe.
Marshall, Stephen A.
500 Insects: A Visual Reference
QL467.M355 2008x
Stephen Marshall has selected 500 of the most interesting insects from his travels to North and South America, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand and beyond. This is a book that will introduce you to the wealth of insects around the world.
500 Insects: A Visual Reference
QL467.M355 2008x
Stephen Marshall has selected 500 of the most interesting insects from his travels to North and South America, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand and beyond. This is a book that will introduce you to the wealth of insects around the world.
Marshall, Stephen A.
Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity
rq QL473.M33 2006
In this comprehensive view of a bug's life, Marshall (entomology, U. of Guelph) introduces students to the study of entomology. He describes the biology of each insect group and discusses common or especially interesting genera and species. The text covers all insect orders and the insect families of eastern North America and briefly examines common families of related terrestrial arthropods.
Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity
rq QL473.M33 2006
In this comprehensive view of a bug's life, Marshall (entomology, U. of Guelph) introduces students to the study of entomology. He describes the biology of each insect group and discusses common or especially interesting genera and species. The text covers all insect orders and the insect families of eastern North America and briefly examines common families of related terrestrial arthropods.
Milne, Lorus Johnson
Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders
QL473 .M54 1994x
Spiders, bugs, moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and many other insects are detailed in more than 700 full-color photographs visually arranged by shape and color. Descriptive text includes measurements, diagnostic details, and information on habitat, range, feeding habits, sounds or songs, flight period, web construction, life cycle, behaviors, folklore, and environmental impact.
Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders
QL473 .M54 1994x
Spiders, bugs, moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and many other insects are detailed in more than 700 full-color photographs visually arranged by shape and color. Descriptive text includes measurements, diagnostic details, and information on habitat, range, feeding habits, sounds or songs, flight period, web construction, life cycle, behaviors, folklore, and environmental impact.
Pyle, Robert Michael
Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies
QL548 .P94 1981
This is a handy field guide with more than 1,000 photographs of all the butterflies of North America north of Mexico. The color plates are visually arranged by shape and color, and thumb-tab silhouettes provide a convenient index to identification of butterflies in the field.
Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies
QL548 .P94 1981
This is a handy field guide with more than 1,000 photographs of all the butterflies of North America north of Mexico. The color plates are visually arranged by shape and color, and thumb-tab silhouettes provide a convenient index to identification of butterflies in the field.
Web Sites
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Animal Diversity Web: Class Insecta
Photos and sounds of insects -
Ants: Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants
An online exhibit from the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. -
Bark and Woodboring Beetles of the World
Information and images of economically important beetles that feed on cambium layer or wood of living or recently killed trees and shrubs. -
Bug Guide
Bug Guide is an online community of naturalists who enjoy learning about and sharing our observations of insects, spiders, and other related creatures. You can look up a bug here. -
Butterflies and Moths of North America
You can search for butterflies and moths by state and county.-
Allegheny County
Click on the name of a butterfly in the list to see a photo
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Allegheny County
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Caterpillars of Eastern Forests
This web site from the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center of the U.S. Geological Survey, offers photographs of caterpillars arranged by family. - ENature Field Guides: Insects & Spiders
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Entomology for Kids and Teachers
Insect fun and information from the University of Kentucky. -
Let's Talk about Insects
Here's an animated site from the University of Illinois that tells you what an insect is. -
Odonata Central: Dragonflies and Damselflies
You can search for photos of species at this Texas site. -
Ohio Butterflies
See if you can recognize the butterflies in these photos from the Ohio Lepidopterists! -
Penn State Entomology: Resources for Educators
This website from the Department of Entomology has lots of resources for teaching about bugs.-
Kids
Programs include summer Bug Camps for Kids and The Great Insect Fair in October
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Kids
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Songs of Insects
Do you hear insects chirping? Would you like to try to identify them? This site has recordings of crickets, katydids and cicadas. Learn the songs of twenty common insects. -
Tree of Life
If you want to browse through some wonderful online photos of insects, try the Tree of Life. -
Tribune Review: Local 'growers' give winged beauties a fighting chance
June Bernard is one of several Western Pennsylvanians who rear monarch butterflies at home, giving them a fighting chance at survival when 6,000 acres of wild habitat is lost each day due to development. -
What's That Bug?
Do you need to identify a caterpillar? Try looking here.
