New book due in two weeks

[Wagner, David]

The USDA Forest Service is about to print and release "Schweitzer, D. F., M. C. Minno, and D. L. Wagner. 2011. Rare, Declining, and Poorly Known Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) of Forests and Woodlands in the Eastern United States. U.S. Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, FHTET-2011-01." This 517-page, full-color work will soon be available from Richard Reardon, USDA Forest Service, Forest health Enterprise Team, 180 Canfield Street, Morgantown, WV 26505;  (304)-285-1563;  rreardon at fs.fed.us<mailto:rreardon at fs.fed.us>.

The core of the book assesses the status and threats to 116 imperiled and/or rarely collected species or subspecies of butterflies and moths from the eastern United States.  Most accounts are illustrated with an upper and lower side image of an adult.  Larval images are provided for most species. Species accounts address identification, taxonomic notes, a detailed accounting of historic and current range, habitat, rarity, life history, threats and management issues. An extensive introductory section includes sections on causes of decline; critical habitats; roles of collecting, collections, and specimens, etc.

This government publication will be distributed for free until copies are exhausted.  Because only 1000 copies of this full-color book were printed (and there may not be resources for a second printing), you may want to get on the distribution list for this volume soon.

David L. Wagner
Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
University of Connecticut
860-486-2139
david.wagner at uconn.edu



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