Book From LepSoc

[Hank & Priscilla Brodkin]

Forgive the cross-posting, but I would like to strongly recommend "Basic
Techniques for Observing and Studying Moths & Butterflies" by William
Winter Jr.
I received my copy the other day and I can't put it down.
Slanted toward the beginning and intermediate leper, this rather sizable
volume is packed with information and techniques no matter what form
your interest may take. And it does answer many of the FAQs asked on
these mail lists and has input from  quite a few of the names you have
seen here.
Chapters, with much detail, include Observing, Photography, record
keeping, Identification, Gardening for Lepidoptera, Rearing, several on
Collecting and specimen preparation, which include information that even
observers and photographers might find useful such as baiting, and even
a chapter on Hazards in the Field.  Please note that there is a lot of
stuff on collecting and proper handling and care of collections, whcih
even though I don't collect I found fascinating.
I pasted the following from the Lepidopterists' Society web site
(http://www.furman.edu/~snyder/snyder/lep/techmanual.htm) :(they
published this as their Memoir #5)


Basic Techniques for Observing and Studying Moths and Butterflies, by
William D. Winter Jr., was
recently published by the Lepidopterists’ Society. The book has 444
pages arranged in 13 chapters and 15
appendices, and is fully indexed. Topics range from rearing, gardening,
collecting, photography, to
collection valuation. Links to images of the cover and a html version of
the table of contents are below.
Both amateurs and professionals will find this book useful.

To order, send check or money order payable to the Lepidopterists’
Society to: 

     Ken Bliss, Publications Mgr.
     P. O. Box 1366
     Edison, NJ 08817 

Specify Memoir 5, Basic Techniques Manual.

Price postpaid: $29 for members of the Lepidopterists' Society residing
in the US and Canada, $31 for
members outside of the US and Canada, $44 for nonmembers in the US and
Canada, $46 for
nonmembers outside the US and Canada.
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	             Hank & Priscilla Brodkin
	          Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ
             SouthEast Arizona Butterfly Association
          http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabasa/home.html
         "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide" 
    by Bob Stewart, Priscilla and Hank Brodkin - due August 2001
          http://pages.zdnet.com/hbrodkin/butterfliesofarizona/

 
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