[ncsc-moths] Re: Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America is now available
- From: Jackie Nelson <ephemeropterae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:53:27 -0400
Great review and acknowledgements, Merrill. Parker, thank you for your
contribution to this new field guide. As Merrill said, this book is
destined to become a classic and you are part of that!
Too bad I can't see it yet! I pre-ordered from Amazon many months ago, and
have decided to just wait til it arrives.
Jackie
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 4:35 PM, J. Merrill Lynch <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I just received today my copy of the newly released Peterson series,
> Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America, by David Beadle
> and Seabrooke Leckie. This guide illustrates almost 1,500 species of
> moths--all illustrated by color photographs of living moths in natural
> poses and arranged similarly to bird guides--one page of photographs
> showing field marks marked with arrows opposite the corresponding page
> of text, range maps, and flight periods. About 5-7 species are
> covered per page. Although technically NC is south of the guide's
> focus area of Virginia to southeastern Canada, a majority of the
> species shown also occur in NC and everyone who lives here will find
> the guide very useful.
>
> I think this book is very well designed and is destined to become a
> classic. I also think it will be revolutionary in the same way that
> Glassberg's Butterflies through Binoculars series was to butterfly
> observation 13 years ago. We finally have an excellent modern field
> guide to moths that illustrates how the moths look in real life, not
> as spread specimens.
>
> I also want to point out that a number of photographs were contributed
> by local lep enthusiast, Parker Backstrom, who is prominently
> acknowledged by the book's author. We should all thank Parker for his
> help in making this guide a smashing success. This guide will become
> an indispensable aid for me as I continue learning about the moths of
> NC and I hope it will generate a lot of interest, particularly with
> the butterfly crowd.
>
> Apparently the book will not be available in book stores (or through
> Amazon) until April 17th but can be ordered online now through Barnes
> and Noble. Get a copy and start mothing!
>
> --
> J. Merrill Lynch
> Echo Valley Farm
> Watauga County, NC
> Elevation: 3,400 feet
>
>
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