Field Guides and References

Some of the references I use in the field and at my desk:

  • Beane, Jeffrey C. et al. (2010). Amphibians and Reptiles of the Carolinas and Virignia. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press.
  • Cobb, Boughton, Farnsworth, Elizabeth, and Lowe, Cheryl (2005). A Field Guide to Ferns and Their Related Families: Northeastern and Central North America. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Co.
  • Cech, Rich and Tudor, Guy (2005). Butterflies of the East Coast: An Observer’s Guide. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
  • Eaton, Eric R. and Kaufman, Kenn (2007). Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Co.
  • Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
  • Fleming, G., Ludwig, J.C., Townsend, J., and Weakley, A. (2017). Flora of Virginia, by Flora of Virginia Project. Version 7.30. Google Play.
  • Glassberg, Jeffrey (1999). Butterflies through Binoculars: The East. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Lam, Ed (2004). Damselflies of the Northeast. Forest Hills, NY: Biodiversity Books.
  • Paulson, Dennis (2011). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
  • VanDyk, John, ed. (2026). BugGuide.Net: Identification, Images, & Information For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin For the United States & Canada. Ames, IA: Iowa State University.
  • Weakley, A.S., Ludwig, J.C., Townsend, J.T., and Fleming, G.P. (2020). Flora of Virginia. With significant additions and updates. Mobile app. Crowder, B. (ed.). Richmond, VA: Foundation of the Flora of Virginia Project, Inc.; and Bozeman, MT: High Country Apps. Supersedes Fleming et al. (2017).
  • Weakley, A.S. and Southeastern Flora Team (2025). Flora of the Southeastern United States: FloraQuest: Northern Tier. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden; and Bozeman, MT: High Country Apps.
  • White, James F., Jr., and White, Amy Wendt (2007). Amphibians and Reptiles of Delmarva. Centreville, MD: Tidewater Publishers.

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