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Peterson Field Guide To Moths Of Southeastern North America (Peterson Field Guides) Paperback – Illustrated, March 13, 2018

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Southeastern North America is home to an incredible variety of moths, from drab browns to bright yellows and pinks, the small and simple to the flashy or bizarrely shaped. Just a few are common house and garden pests; thousands more harmless species live hidden in woods and meadows. This comprehensive guide of more than 1,800 common species is the best tool for identifying and appreciating these ubiquitous insects.

With helpful tips and techniques for observing moths, range maps and graphs showing when and where to see them, and keys to identifying even the tough species, the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Southeastern North America provides everything an amateur or experienced moth-watcher needs.

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March 13, 2018
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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.

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.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books; Illustrated edition (March 13, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 664 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 054425211X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0544252110
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 1.37 x 7.25 inches

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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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Jim M.

Good; but room for improvement

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 16, 2019

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This guide represents the state-of-the-art for popular field guides to moths of the region. There are no real alternatives I am aware of. It does not purport to cover all species in the region by any measure, but the number of species it does cover is impressive. Providing photographs of living specimens in natural postures is also a big plus. I also noted at least one instance in which this guide provides identification information for the same species that is not present in the earlier northeastern guide by the same authors. So it may be useful even to those in the northeast.

The main area where it falls short is the same as the northeastern guide. It is providing help to the beginner in getting an overview of the variety of moths and devising a systematic process for narrowing down the identification. For example, while it does divide the moths into taxonomic groups, it fails to even provide a table of contents listing what those groups are. The only way you can discover the taxonomy is by flipping through all 600 pages of the guide. Moreover, having a more detailed table of contents would be helpful even to those more experienced by allowing them to more quickly jump to the relevant section of the book. Having a quick index would serve a similar purpose, but is also missing from the book.

I should note, however, that at the back of the book is a full page spread with silhouettes of various moth types. This was likely inspired by similar pages in the founding Peterson guides – the bird guides written by Roger Tory Peterson himself. I think this is an excellent step in the right direction.

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Lin

best moth book out there

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 13, 2020

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Leckie and Beadle did an awesome job with their books. I started out in the Northeastern version and was very happy to discover after moving to NC that they have a Southeastern ID book too. While there are far too many moths to cover in any one book, Leckie and Beadle do a good job of covering a good portion of them. I'm also happy they have included better identification characteristics with some of the easily confused moths such as the Grape Leaffolder and the White-headed Grape Leaffolder as size and coloration varies so much they can look exactly alike. The southern book includes the critical description of the solid white patch on the underside of the abdomen on the Grape Leaffolder that the White-headed Grape Leaffolder does not have, which is really the only way to accurately identify these species. And they may have solved the bulging problem that plagued the early volumes of the northeastern version. Users of this volume will know what I mean everyone else can ignore that comment and hopefully they have fixed it with later publications.

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Twintalk

Tons of drawings , great books

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 19, 2020

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There are lots of butterfly books out there , but hardly any moths books . I bought both of these and they are great ! Tons of pictures!
The drawings are excellent. Real Photos Would be nice too . But I recommend both of these books .

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 18, 2019

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I've just received this field guide and begun to look through it so this may not be my final review. It's obvious that it is very comprehensive and expertly done. However, I am mildly disappointed that all species pictured are photographed in their natural resting positions, instead of being pinned and spread. The hindwings of many moths are not visible, and this would have made identification somewhat easier - especially among groups of closely related and very similar appearing species.

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craig sondergaard

An informative work of art!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 25, 2018

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Beautiful work! I live in the Pacific Northwest and have used the new guide to the northeast as an additional aid in identifying our local species. There is range overlap for a few species and there is also useful info about moth families and genera. I loved that book so much, I had to have the southeastern guide. It too is an incredible work of art and very informative. Great price for such a tome! It's a "must have" for moth lovers. I hope the northwestern U.S. is next in the series!

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Zach DuFran

EXCELLENT field guide for moths!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 11, 2018

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I've become a bit of a moth maniac over the last year and have spent countless hours trying to identify moths by looking at photos on various websites and waiting for people to respond to my questions. I found out about this new field guide and purchased it immediately. I was a little worried that my hopes might be too high, but there was no need to worry. This is an excellent field guide, with clear photos, nice explanations, good range maps, etc. If you're interested in moths, this is the guide for you!

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jclop.

Caterpillar ID

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 10, 2019

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this series is great for anyone interested is nature or the outdoors. i like the fact that you are not looking at organisms that do not live in the region and thus wasting your time. for anyone interested in nature this would be a great addition to their library.

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noremac

GREAT VIEW OF THE SUBJECT MATTER

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 7, 2020

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THE PETERSON HANDBOOKS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FIRST RATE. I AM A TRAINED
LEPIDOPTERIST & CAN FIND INACCURACIES, IF LOOK HARD, BUT THESE ARE AS
GOOD AS IT GETS.

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Desiree

An important book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 22, 2021

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Well illustrated and set out, though the moths of North America need to be put in four volumes, two of which do not seem to have been written yet.

Mr Scott Hackett

an excellent addition to information on the moths of north america

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 15, 2018

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an excellent addition to information on the moths of north america. some moths seen i cannot identify yet. suspect a varation.
the photos of all the moths are generally good but some look wrong.
overall a good book

Lee Burgess

Moths

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 6, 2019

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Great book to identify moths

Tim Bagworth

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 3, 2018

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A great guide for the region