Lepidoptera of the Pacific Northwest: caterpillars and adults

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This booklet is a field guide to assist in identifying caterpillars and their adult stage and emphasizes the fauna of the Pacific Northwest. With this work the authors have revised and expanded the earlier coverage of caterpillars of Pacific Northwest forests and woodlands (Miller 1995) and adults of Pacific Northwest forests and woodlands (Miller and Hammond 2000). Two hundred thirty-nine species were selected for diagnostic narratives and photographs of caterpillars and their adults. The photographic presentation has been limited to select taxa of butterflies and macromoths, but micromoths have not been included. The species included here are either common to the forests and woodlands of the Pacific Northwest, or they exhibit a special life history trait, such as endemism or extreme rarity. The geographical range extends beyond the Pacific Northwest states and includes regions west of the Rocky Mountains, from northern California to southern British Columbia. The authors present a brief section on the natural history of Lepidoptera and describe variations in morphology, color, and pattern details that are used to identify caterpillars. Also provided are directions on how to collect and rear caterpillars and how to photograph and preserve specimens, a section on nomenclature, and a narrative of the families most commonly found in the Pacific Northwest.

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ELECTRONIC FILE - Zoology: Invertebrates

SWAP (2/19/2016) citation:
Miller JC, Hammond PC. 2003. Lepidoptera of the Pacific Northwest: caterpillars and adults. Morgantown (WV): US Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. 324 p. [accessed 2015 Jun 1]. http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/FHTET_03_11.pdf

[There's no place of publisher on copy we have. The authors are from Corvallis, OR, and reprints of the pub are available from Morgantown, WV.]