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Peterson Field Guide To Moths Of Northeastern North America (Peterson Field Guides) Paperback – Illustrated, April 17, 2012

by David Beadle (Author), Seabrooke Leckie (Author)

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There are thousands of moth species in the northeast of North America, and while it might seem that they are all drab grays and browns, there is actually a startling variety. They come in a rainbow of colors, from brilliant oranges and pinks to soft greens and violets. There are moths with colorful leopard-like spots, and ones that look more like B-movie aliens; some that are as large as your hand, and others the size of a grain of rice. With helpful tips on how to attract and identify moths, range maps and season graphs showing when and where to find each species, and clear photographs that use the unique Peterson arrow system for easy identification, this guide provides everything an amateur or experienced moth-watcher needs. Sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute.

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There are thousands of moth species in the northeast of North America, and while it might seem that they are all drab grays and browns, there is actually a startling variety. They come in a rainbow of colors, from brilliant oranges and pinks to soft greens and violets. There are moths with colorful leopardlike spots, and ones that look more like B-movie aliens; some that are as large as your hand, and others the size of a grain of rice.

With helpful tips on how to attract and identify moths, range maps and season graphs showing at a glance when and where to find each species, and clear photographs that use the unique Peterson arrow system for easy identification, this guide provides everything an amateur or experienced moth-watcher needs.

Sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute

DAVID BEADLE has been studying and photographing moths in the province of Ontario for more than twenty years.

SEABROOKE LECKIE is a freelance biologist and writer with a passion for nature, especially moths.

About the Author

DAVID BEADLE is a professional freelance bird illustrator who happens to have a passion for moths. He has been interested in moths for over thirty years, both in his native UK and in Ontario, Canada. For the past two decades he has traveled extensively within Ontario documenting and photographing moths. He has a particular interest in identification and feels it is important to portray these fascinating creatures alive and in their natural resting positions.

SEABROOKE LECKIE is a freelance writer and naturalist who became interested in moths after realizing they suited her night-owl tendencies much better than birds. She lives in eastern Ontario with her husband and two young kids, with whom she enjoys roaming their rural yard and discovering its inhabitants, six-legged and otherwise.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books; Original edition (April 17, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 624 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0547238487
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0547238487
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 1.28 x 7.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #102,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #212 in Bird Field Guides

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Seabrooke Leckie is a freelance biologist and writer living in rural eastern Ontario. She holds a B.Sc.H. in Zoology and has worked on field research contracts in many parts of the continent, from California to Québec, British Columbia to Ohio, as well as her home province of Ontario. She discovered moths quite by accident one summer while away on contract, and they've since become her number one passion. Birds are her second interest; she is a federally-licensed bird bander and volunteers each summer with a local bird research organization. She's the co-author of the new Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America, and has been involved with other publications such as the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas and the newsletter of the Ontario Field Ornithologists. Most afternoons you can find her outdoors, peering closely at flora and fauna, camera in hand; nights, of course, are spent at her moth sheet. She blogs her discoveries at her website, seabrookeleckie.com
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FourToes and a Dewclaw

Hey Peterson! Might you consider publishing a field guide to moths of the Western United States?

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022

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I bought this to help with my understanding of moths and with making ID's on inaturalist, (Although this is for the Northeastern United States and I live in the Western United States). I really like this book although I have just received it and barely used it so far. Some things I like is clear, good sized drawings of the moths with lines pointing to the identifying features featured in the text and the nice pithy overview paragraph on each family covered. Its really helpful having the anatomy of a moth on the first two pages of the book, instead of having to search the middle of it somewhere for it, as well as the silhouettes on the last pages.
I finally ended up biting the bullet and buying the "Moths of Western United States as well". which is NOT a field guide and cost about $100 and goes more in depth to species level, has a large number of understandably smaller photographs, and with great diagrams of taxonomic features I'll never ID in the field but that will help me understand the taxonomic level. The two books seem symbiotic for my needs; I"m hoping the Peterson guide will help me key in on the family, and then to use the MWNA for more precise ID.
It would be really nice to have a Peterson's field guide to the moths of (the western United States or the pacific states).

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Mark

A masterpiece - comprehensive and beautiful

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021

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This is the most amazing field guide I've ever seen. The work that must have gone into this book is astounding. The species descriptions are helpful, but it's the photos that are stunning. They are all perfectly lit, cropped, and arranged to make identification easy and accurate. My only issue is that a few of the photos are a little on the small side, so it's hard to see all the detail. But most of the photos are displayed perfectly, so I'm not complaining.

I stumbled across this book when I was doing some insect identification with my kids, and it has opened up a whole new world for me. If you're into other forms of nature-watching (particularly birds), beware - you may feel compelled to take up a new hobby. The diversity and beauty of these little guys are every bit as enthralling as birds, and what's more, they come to your porch light at night to visit you! I already have 80+ species on my moth "life list" and I'm looking forward to ID'ing many more. I want to thank the authors for all their hard work, and for revealing a world I never knew existed.

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Leslie F. Miller

The gang's all here.

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2023

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When you need to ID all the cool moths you shoot at Moth Night, like this beautiful wood nymph moth, this is the best resource. It's also fun to daydream about seeing as many of these beauties as possible.

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hgrimek

Superb photographs of 1500 species of moths

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2013

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The many excellent color plates in this book should facilitate the identification of numerous species of northeastern U.S. moths, as well as give the reader an appreciation of the wide range of colors and forms exhibited by these intertesting insects. The book begins with some general comments about moths including methods of attracting them for study, photography, identification, taxonomy and conservation. The color plates are accompanied by information about the range and food plants of each species. Because of their mostly nocturnal habits most moths with the exception of the spectacular giant silkworm moths such as: the Cecropia, Polyphemus, Luna and Promethea, as well as some of the large Sphinx moths tend not to be noticed by the average person. This book brought back memories of my childhood. I grew up in the country on the outskirts of a small town near the Mississippi River. On a good night hundreds of moths of every size and color would come to the porch light, and I became interested in insects at a very young age. Now, after more than a half century of "development" the moths seem to have gone the way of the bees. All of the sandhills, wood lots and prairies have been bulldozed flat and replaced with shopping centers, housing developments, roads and parking lots. Now, I rarely see more than a few small, drab colored species at the light.

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Kristen Garrison

A good introductory book

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2017

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A good introductory book. From it you learn there are currently over 11,000 different moth species recognized in North America. This is a huge number. Consequently, this guide is very region specific: Northeastern United States. I live in the Southeast and have still identified a fair number of moths using it, however. I like the arrows on the illustrations pointing out key anatomical features for each species. It organizes moths by taxonomic rank, so once you learn the basic groups this is a fairly strait-forward guide. All the illustrations are in color. It is a little scant on species account information, but I think that is so they could fit more information on just identifying as many moths as they could. I clearly need a guide more specific to my region.

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Hakker

Helps somewhat

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2024

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I bought this to help identify the various moths attracted to our bug light. It helps us ID about 80% of them. The remaining 20% are still a mystery.

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J.C. Keller

Good guide for identifying moths

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2013

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It's hard to beat a Peterson's guide. I particularly appreciate this one because there are not a lot of publications about moths out there. This one comes complete with wonderful photographs, and all the information you need to identify moths. It's confusing at times, because so many moths look alike, but with this guide, I was able to sort out several species I was unable to without it. Like the bird books, this guide has information about range, but also includes information about host plants, or what kind of environment in which the particular moth could be found. Mothing is not the most popular hobby, but serious moth-ers put out lights and sheets and then photograph their moths to create their "collection" rather than kill the creatures they want to identify. This information is also covered in the guide, which was, frankly, a revelation to me. I love this guide because it opens up a whole world of moths I never really thought about until a facebook friend began posting beautiful moth pictures. I'm hooked now. This guide is just the beginning, I'm sure.

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Benjamín

Muy bonito y útil

Reviewed in Mexico on July 11, 2023

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Esta muy ilustrado y con medidas en gran parte a escala del tamaño real. En general, estas guías de Peterson son geniales.

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Diversity of species.

Reviewed in Canada on March 25, 2023

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How do I start. My mind was overwhelmed as I was going through this book. Looking forward to going in the field and forest with the knowledge I have gained. Excellent pictures and where to locate each variety. Keep in mind that there will be overlap of most insects and their range may extend further than the book allows. It would depend on that insects food source and it's local. A great book to have for anyone interested in the outdoors. You can not have one without the other ( trees and insects ). This book is very helpful when determining what insects are within your forest. If you have a opportunity to check washrooms exterior lights in the morning while camping this will be very helpful with identifying what's in your area. Again a great book for your library.
Have fun and good luck.
Respectfully Robert MacDonald Wildlife control service Canada

Ieva

My most recent top book purchase

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2022

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I did think that book would be bigger size but photos are just as I expected you can enjoy all different types of moths each one of them has small description bar with mini map have to admit mini map is the only small disadvantage because I find it difficult to understand what part of world it is because map so tiny.After reading I thought I could never remember names of moths I really like because they too difficult to remember also it has divided moths into different sections with their scientific category.I liked that the book itself is made for people who try to make homemade traps for moths to recognize them from book and learn moths.It is a nice treat for everyone loving moths!

Ballistic_trep

Excellent book!

Reviewed in Canada on December 29, 2023

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This was a Christmas gift for my youngest son and he absolutely loves it. Great photos, illustrations and descriptions.

Lena

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2018

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Beautifull illustrations

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