Additional Information on Butterflies

This is only a small selection from the large number of books and other resources on butterflies.

World-wide
Paul Smart, 1981. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World. Quality Books, Northbrook IL, and Salamander Books Ltd., London. 275 pp. ISBN 0-89196-106-2. (Color photographs of over 2,000 species arranged by family, with a long general introduction to butterflies and their biology and a brief introduction to each family.)

North America
M. M. Douglas, 1986. The Lives of Butterflies. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor. 141 pp. ISBN 0-472-10078-5

Roderick R. Irwin and John C. Downey, 1973. Annotated Checklist of the Butterflies of Illinois. Biological Notes No. 81, Illinois Natural History Survey. (County maps of all species and classification histories. Selected black and white photos.)

Robert T. Mitchell and Herbert Zim, 1987. Butterflies and Moths: A Guide to the More Common American Species. (Golden Guide) Golden Press ISBN 0307240525 $6.00

Paul A. Opler, 1994. Peterson First Guide to Butterflies and Moths. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston. 128 pp. ISBN 0-395-67072-1

Paul A. Opler and J. Ebner, 1995. Audubon Society's Butterflies for beginners [video]. Mastervision, New York.

Paul A. Opler and Vichai Malikul, 1998. A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies. Peterson Field Guides, Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0395904536 $20.00 (Butterfly biology, range maps, color photos and illustrations, glossary, references, checklist, list of organizations and more.) (revised edition)

Paul A. Opler and George O. Krizek, 1984. Butterflies East of the Great Plains. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0801829380 $49.50 (Large format, how to study butterflies, detailed descriptions, range maps, habitats, color photos, larvae foods, seasonality, references and more.)