A Bibliography of Better Butterfly and Moth Books

Compiled by Gary A. Dunn, M.S., F.R.E.S., Director of Education

Updated: 11/29/04

About Silkworms and Silk.   Wormser, Sophie.  Melmont Publishers. Chicago, IL. 1961.  ***

Amazing Butterflies and Moths. (Eyewitness Juniors series, No. 9.) Still, John.   A.A. Knopf. New York, NY. 1991. ****

An Extraordinary Life. The Story of a Monarch Butterfly.   Pringle, Laurence.   Orchard Books. New York, NY. 1997. ****

Art of the Butterfly, The.   Marquand, Ed.   Chronicle Books. San Francisco, CA. 1990. ***

Beginning Knowledge Book of Butterflies, The.   Sammis, Kathy.   Rutledge Books, Inc. New York, NY. 1965.  ***

Big Butterfly Book, The.   Whayne, Susanne Santoro.   Troll Associates. Mahwah, NJ. 1995. ****

Breeding Butterflies and Moths.  A Practical Handbook for British and European Species. Friedrich, Ekkehard.   Harley Books, Colchester, UK. 1986. ****

Bright Wings of Summer. Watching Butterflies. Measures, David G.   Prentice-Hall. Englewood Cliffs, NJ. 1976. ****

Butterflies (Let's Learn About Insects).  Susan Ashley.  Weekly Reader Early Learning Library/Gareth Stevens.  Milwaukee WI.  2004.  ****

Butterflies and Moths of Missouri.   Heitzman, Richard & Joan.   Missouri Dept. of Cons. Jefferson City, MO. 1987. *****

Butterflies and Moths Activity Book.   Checkley, K.& J.  Mainwaring.   British Museum Nat. Hist. London, UK. 1988. ***

Butterflies and Moths Around the World. Jourdan, Eveline.   Lerner Publ. Co. Minneapolis, MN. 1981.  ***

Butterflies and Moths.   Kalman, Bobbie & T. Everts.   Crabtree Publishing Co. New York, NY. 1994. ****

Butterflies and Moths.   Mitchel, R.T. & H.S. Zim.   Golden Press, Inc. New York, NY. 1964. ***

Butterflies and Moths.   Corti, Waiter Robert.   Odyssey Library. New York, NY. 1964. ***

Butterflies and Moths.   Riley, N.B. et al.   Viking Press. New York, NY. 1965.  ***

Butterflies and Moths.   Cox, R.K. & B. Cork.   Usborne Publ. Co. London, UK. 1980.  ***

Butterflies and Moths. (DK Pockets.)   Taylor, Barbara.   Dorling Kindersley. New York, NY. 1996. ****

Butterflies and Moths. A New True Book.   Rowan, James P.   Children's Press. Chicago, IL. 1983 ****

Butterflies and Moths. A Golden Junior Guide.   Fichter, George S.  Western Publishing Co. Racine, WI. 1993. ****

Butterflies and Moths. A Study of the Largest and Most Beautiful of the Insects.   Martin, Richard A.   Simon and Schuster, Inc. New York, NY. 1958. ***

Butterflies and Moths. Eyewitness Explorers. Feltwell, John.   Dorling Kindersley. New York, NY. 1993. ****

Butterflies and Moths. How They Function.   Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw.   Holiday House. New York, NY. 1979. ****

Butterflies and Moths. Wilderness Album Series.   Batulla, Barbara. Hyperion Press. Winnipeg, MB. 1983. *****

Butterflies and Moths. (Eyewitness Handbooks.)   Carter, David. Dorling Kindersley. New York, NY. 1992 *****

Butterflies Becoming. (Little Nature Books.) Martin, Bill Jr. Encyclopedia Brittanica. Chicago, IL. 1975 ***

Butterflies for Kids. (Wildlife for Kids series.)   Norsgaard, E. Jaediker.   North Word Press., Inc. Minocqua, WI, 1996. ***

Butterflies of Alberta.   Acorn, John.   Lone Pine Publishing. Edmonton, AB. 1993. ****

Butterflies of Costa Rica and their Natural History, The.   DeVries, Philip J.   Princeton Univ. Press. Princeton, NJ. 1987. ****

Butterflies of Delmarva.   Woodbury, Elton N.   Tidewater Publishers. Centreville, MD. 1994. ***

Butterflies of Houston and Southeast Texas.   Tveten, John & Gloria.   University of Texas Press Austin, TX. 1996. *****

Butterflies of Indiana, The.   Shull, Ernest M.   Indiana Acad. Science. Bloomington, IN. 1987. ****

Butterflies of Ireland, The. A Field Guide.   Kickin, Norman.   Roberts Rinehart Publ. Schull, IRELAND. 1992. *****

Butterflies of New Jersey. Gochfeld M. & J. Burger.   Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ. 1997. ****

Butterflies of North America. Science Nature Guides.   McKeever, Susan.   Thunder Bay Press. San Diego, CA. 1995. ***

Butterflies of North America. American Nature Guides.   Feltwell, John.   Smithmark Publishers Inc, New York, NY. 1992. ***

Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona.   Bailowitz, R. & J. Brook.   Sonoran Arthropod Studies Tucson, AZ. 1991. ****

Butterflies of the World.   Lewis, H.L.   Follett Publishing Co. Chicago, IL. 1973. ****

Butterflies of the World.  Sbordoni, V. & S. Forestiero.   Crescent Books. New York, NY. 1984. ****

Butterflies of the World. Preston-Mafham, R.& K.   Facts On File, Inc. New York, NY. 1988.  ****

Butterflies of the World.   Klots, Alexander B.   Bantam Books. New York, NY. 1976.  ***

Butterflies of West Virginia and Their Caterpillars. Allen, Thomas J. Univ. Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. 1997. ****

Butterflies Through Binoculars. A Field Guide to Butterflies in the Boston-New York-Washington Region.   Glassberg, Jeffrey. Oxford University Press. New York, NY. 1993. ****

Butterflies & Moths. A Portrait of the Animal World.   Sterry, Paul.   Smithmark. New York, NY. 1995.  ****

Butterflies (Peterson Flash Guides.) Opler, P. and A. B. Wright. Houghton Mifflin. Boston, MA. 1996. ***

Butterflies (The World of Nature series) Farrand, John Jr.   Gallery Books. New York, NY. 1990. *****

Butterflies.   Hogner, Dorothy Childs.   Thomas Crowell and Co. New York, NY. 1962. ***

Butterflies.   Brewer, Jo & K. Sandved.   Abrams, Inc. New York, NY. 1976. ****

Butterflies.   Emmel, Thomas C.   Mallard Press. New York, NY. 1991.  ****

Butterflies. (Animal World.) Bailey, Donna.   Raintree Steck-Vaughn. Austin, TX. 1992. ****

Butterflies. Holmes, Kevin J.  Capstone Press. Mankato, MN. 1998. ****

Butterflies.  Gail Saunders-Smith.  Capstone Press.  Mankato, MN.  1998.  ****

Butterflies. (Animal Information Series.)   Kaufman, Elizabeth Elias. Price Stern Sloan. Los Angeles, CA. 1988. *****

Butterflies. (First Guides for Young Naturalists.) J. Latimer and K. Nolting. Houghton Mifflin. Boston, MA. 2000. *****

Butterflies. (Nature Close-Ups Series.)   Oda, Hidetomo.   Raintree Publishers. Milwaukee, WI. 1986. ****

Butterflies. (The Observers Series.) Morris, Paul.   Frederick Warne. London, UK. 1989.  ***

Butterflies. (ZooBooks.)   Wildlife Education Staff. Wildlife Education, Ltd. San Diego, CA. 1990. ****

Butterfly Alphabet Book, The.   Cassie, B. & J. Pallotta. Charlesbridge Publishing. Watertown, MA. 1995. *****

Butterfly Alphabet, The. Sandved, Kjell B. Scholastic Inc. New York, NY. 1996. ****

Butterfly and Caterpillar. (Stopwatch Books.) Watts, Barrie. Silver Burdett Press. Morristown, NJ. 1986. ****

Butterfly and Moth. (Eyewitness Books.) Whalley, Paul. A.A. Knopf. New York, NY. 1988. *****

Butterfly Book, The. Overbeck, Cynthia. Lerner Publ. Co. Minneapolis, MN. 1978. ****

Butterfly Cycle, The. Oxford Scientific Films. G.P. Putnam's Sons. New York, NY. 1977. ****

Butterfly Eggs.  Helen Frost.  Capstone Press.  Mankato, MN.  1999. ****

Butterfly Is Born, A. Eeckhoudt, J.P Vanden. Sterling Publ. Co., Inc. New York, NY. 1971. ***

Butterfly in the Garden, The. (Animal Habitats Series.)   Whalley, Mary & Paul. Gareth Stevens, Inc. Milwaukee, WI. 1986. ****

Butterfly Magic. Sandved, K. and M. Emsley. Penguin Books. New York, NY. 1975. ****

Butterfly Story. Hariton, Anca. E.P. Dutton. New York, NY. 1995.  ***

Butterfly (Life Story series) Chinery, Michael. Troll Associates. Mahwah, NJ. 1991.  ****

Butterfly (Match and Patch) Dunn, Opal. Deli Publishing. New York, NY. 1991.  ***

Butterfly (Nature Chains.) Butterfield, Moira. Simon and Schuster. New York, NY. 1991. ****

ButterflyMobile. (Unfolding Natural Wonders.) Smithsonian Institution. Tupelo Books. New York, NY. 1994.  ****

Butterfly, The. (Dimensional Nature Portfolio Series.) Mudd, Maria M. Stewart, Tabori sc Chang. New York, NY. 1991. ****

Butterfly, The. (A Circular Pop-up Book.)   Hawcock, David. Hyperion Books. New York, NY. 1995.  ****

Butterfly, The. (A First Look at Nature Book.) Sheehan, Angela. Warwick Press. New York, NY. 1976.  ***

Butterfly. My First Wildlife Book. Faulkner, Keith.   HarperFestival. New York, NY. 1993.  ***

Butterfly Watching.  A How-to Guide.  D. Bair and P. Wright.  Capstone Press.  Mankato, N.  1999.  *****

Caterpillar Story, The. Ramsey, A. & P. Humphrey. Raintree Steck-Vaughn. Austin, TX. 1995.  ****

Caterpillar to Butterfly. Lifewatch - The Mystery of Nature. Owen,  Oliver S. Abdo & Daughters. Edina, MN. 1994.  ***

Caterpillars.  Theresa Greenaway.  Raintree Steck Vaughn.  Austin, TX.  1999.  ****

Caterpillars and How They Live. McClung, Robert M. William Merrow and Co. New York, NY. 1965. ****

Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies. Take-Along Guide. Boring, Mel. NorthWords press. Minocqua, WI. 1996. ****

Caterpillars. Green, Robyn. Scholastic Books. New York, NY. 1986.  ***

Caterpillars. Sterling, Dorothy. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY. 1961. ****

Caterpillars.  Helen Frost.  Capstone Press.  Mankato, MN. 1999.  ****

Caterpillars. (Peterson First Guides.) Wright, Amy Bartlett. Houghton Mifflin. Boston, MA. 1993. *****

Caterpillars. (First Guides for Young Naturalists.) J. Latimer and K. Nolting. Houghton Mifflin. Boston, MA. 2000. *****

Closer Look at Butterflies and Moths, A. Robson, Denny. Gloucester Press. New York, NY. 1986. ****

Closer Look at Butterflies and Moths, A. Whitlock, Ralph. Gloucester Press. New York, NY. 1978. ****

Collecting Cocoons.  Hussey, L. & C. Pessino. Thomas Crowell Co. New York, NY. 1953. ***

Color Treasury of Butterflies and Moths - A Kaleidoscope of Living Color. Tweedle, Michael. Orbis Publ. Ltd. London, UK. 1972.  ****

Complete Guide to British Butterflies, A. Brooks, M. & C. Knight. Jonathan Cape Ltd. London, UK. 1982.  ***

Concise Illustrated Book of Butterflies, The. Easterbrook, Michael. Gallery Books. New York, NY. 1991. ***

Creepy, Crawly Caterpillars. Facklam, Margery. Little, Brown and Co. Boston, MA. 1996. ***

Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing Butterflies & Moths. Arnosky, Jim. Simon and Schuster. New York, NY. 1996.  ****

Dictionary of Butterflies and Moths in Color, The. Watson & Whalley. MacGraw-Hill Book Co. New York, NY. 1975.  ***

Discover Butterflies! Callaway Foundation. Ida Cason Callaway Found. Pine Mountain, GA. 1991. *****

Discover Butterflies. Dunn, Gary A. Publications International Ltd. Lincolnwood, IL. 1991. *****

Discovering Butterflies and Moths. Porter, Keith. The Bookwright Press. New York, NY. 1986.  ***

Empress and the Silkworm, The. Hong, Lily Toy. Albert Whitman and Co. Morton Grove, IL. 1995. ****

Encyclopedia of Butterflies, The. Feltwell, John. Prentice Wall. New York, NY. 1993. ****

Endangered Butterflies.  Jen Green.  Marshall Cavendish.  Tarrytown, NY.  1999.  *****

Exotic Butterflies. Book 1. Stone, John L.S. Jarrold Color Publication Norwich, UK. 1980. ****

Familiar Butterflies of North America. (Audubon Society Pocket Guides.) Walton, R.K. & P.A. Opler. A.A. Knopf. New York, NY. 1990. ****

Fascinating World of Butterflies and Moths, The. Julivert, Maria A. Barron's Educ. Series. Hauppauge, NY. 1991. ****

Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies. Opler, Paul A. Houghton-Mifflin. Boston, MA. 1992. *****

Field Guide to the Moths of Eastern North America. Covell, Charles V. Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston, MA. 1984. ****

Field Guide to Western Butterflies, A. Tilden, J.W. and A.C. Smith. Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston, MA. 1986. ****

First Look at Caterpillars, A. Selsam, M.E. & J. Hunt. Walker and Co. New York, NY. 1987.  ****

From Caterpillar to Butterfly. Heiligman, Deborah. HarperCollins. New York, NY. 1996.  ***

From Egg to Butterfly. A Start to Finish Book. Reidel, Marlene. Carolrhoda Books, Inc. Minneapolis, MN. 1974. ***

Great Monarch Hunt, The. The Mystery of the Migrating Monarchs.   Herberman, Ethan. Simon and Schuster. New York, NY. 1990. *****

Growing Moths. Dirig, Robert. Cornell University. Ithaca, NY. 1975. ****

Guide to Mexico's Butterflies and Moths, A. Beutespacher, Carlos R. Minutiae Mexicana. Mexico, D.F. 1994.  ***

Gypsy Moth. Its History in America. McClung, Robert M. William Morrow and Co. New York, NY. 1974. ****

Handbook for Butterfly Watchers. Pyle, Robert M. Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston, MA. 1992. *****

Harlequin Moth - Its Life Story. Selsam, Millicent E. William Morrow and Co. New York, NY. 1975. ***

Hide a Butterfly. (Teacher's Guide.) Echols, Jean C. Univ. of California. Berkeley, CA. 1986. ****

How and Why Wonder Book of Butterflies and Moths, The. Rood, Ronald N. Grosset & Dunlap. New York, NY. 1963.  ****

How to Know the Butterflies. (Pictured Key Nature Series.) Ehrlich, P. & A. Ehrlich. Wm. C. Brown Company. Dubuque, IA. 1961. ***

How to Raise Butterflies. Norsgaard, E. Jaediker. Dodd, Mead and Co. New York, NY. 1988. *****

How to Spot Butterflies.  P.T. Suton and C. Sutton.  Houghton Mifflin.  Boston, MA.  1999.  ****

I am a little caterpillar. Crozat, Francois. Barren's Educ. Series. Hauppauge, NY. 1995.  ***

I Like Butterflies. Conklin, Gladys. Holiday House. New York, NY. 1960. ***

I Like Caterpillars. Conklin, Gladys. Holiday House. New York, NY. 1958.  ***

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Butterflies and Moths. Stanek, V.J. Chartwell Books. Secaucus, NJ. 1993.  ***

Instant Guide to Butterflies, An. Forey, P. & C. Fitzsimmons. Crown Publishers, Inc. New York, NY. 1987.  ****

Isabella Wooly Bear Tiger Moth. (A Concept Book.) Cornelius, Carol. Child's World. Elgin, IL. 1978.

It Could Still Be a Butterfly. Fowler, Allan. Children's Press. Chicago, IL. 1994. ****

Keeping Minibeasts: Butterflies and Moths. Watts, Barrie. Franklin Watts. New York, NY. 1991. *****

Keeping Minibeasts: Caterpillars. Watts, Barrie. Franklin Watts. New York, NY. 1989 *****

Keeping Silkworms. Croser, Josephine. Era Publications. Auckland, NZ. 1990. ****

Learning About Butterflies. Klass, Carolyn & Robert Dirig. Cornell Extension Service. Ithaca, NY. 1992. ****

Life Cycle of a Butterfly, The.  Lisa Trumbauer.  Capstone Press.  Mankato MN. 2002. *****

Life Cycle of a Monarch Butterfly, The. May, Julia Children's Press, Chicago, IL. 1973. ****

Life Cycle of a Polyphemus Moth, The. May, Julia. Children's Press. Chicago, IL. 1973.  ****

Life Cycle of Butterflies, The. (Teacher's Guide) NSRC/STC Committee. Carolina Biol. Supply Co. Burlington, NC. 1992.  ***

Life Cycle of the Butterfly, The. Hogan, Paula Z. Raintree Publishers. Milwaukee, WI. 1979. ****

Life Cycle of the Butterfly, The. Oda, Hidetomo. Raintree Publishers. Milwaukee, WI. 1986.  ****

Life of the Butterfly. (A Carolrhoda Nature Watch Book.) Fischer-Nagel, H. & A. Carolrhoda Books, Inc. Minneapolis, MN. 1987. ****

Little Butterfly, The. Shahan, Sherry. Random House. New York, NY. 1998 ***

Lives of Butterflies, The. Douglas, Matthew M. Univ of Michigan Press. Ann Arbor, MI. 1986. ****

Luna - The Story of a Moth. McClung, Robert M. William Merrow and Co. New York, NY. 1957.  ****

Michael Berenstain's Butterfly Book. Berenstain, Michael. Western Publishing Co. Racine, WI. 1992 ****

Milkweed Butterfly - Monarch, Models and Mimics. Simon, Hilda. Vanguard Press. New York, NY. 1969.  ***

Monarch Butterflies. Hopf, Alice L. Thomas Crowell and Co. New York, NY. 1965 ***

Monarch Butterflies. A New True Book. Lepthien, Emilie U. Children's Press. Chicago, IL. 1989. ****

Monarch Butterfly, The. Josephson, Judith. Crestwood House. Mankato, MN. 1988. ****

Monarch Butterfly, The. International Traveler. Urquhart , F. A. Nelson-Hall, Inc. Chicago, IL. 1987. ****

Monarch Butterfly. Gibbons, Gail. Holiday House. New York, NY. 1989. *****

Monarch Butterfly. A Fragile Tissue in the Wind. Bouton, David W. David W. Bouton. Davenport, NY. 1991. ****

A Monarch Butterfly's Life.  John Himmelman.  Children's Press.  New York NY.  1999.  ****

Monarchs. Lasky, Kathryn. Harcourt, Brace & Co. New York, NY. 1993. *****

Moths and How to Rear Them. Villiard, Paul. Funk and Wagnalls. New York, NY. 1969. ****

Moths. Hogner, Dorothy Childs. Thomas Crowell Co. New York, NY. 1964.  ***

Moths. (A Follett Beginning Science Book.) Brouilette, Jeanne S. Follett Publishing Co. New York, NY. 1966.  ***

Moth. (Stopwatch Book.) Watts, Barrie. Silver Burdett Press. Englewood Cliffs, NJ. 1990. ***

My First Butterflies. Fitzsimmons, Cecilia. Harper and Row. New York, NY. 1985. ****

Natural History of Butterflies, The.  Feltwell, John.  Facts On File, Inc. New York, NY. 1986.  ****

Night Fliers; Moths in Your Backyard.  Nancy Loewen.  Capstone Press.  Mankato MN.  2004.  *****

North American Butterflies. The National Audubon Society Collection Nature Series.  Wilson, Joleen. Gramercy Books. New York, NY. 1992.  ***

Observer's Book of Butterflies, The.  Stokoe, W.J.  Frederick Warne and Co. London, UK. 1974. ***

Painted Ladies. Butterflies of North America. Miller, Millie & Cyndi Nelson. Johnson Books. Boulder, CO. 1993.  ***

Pop-up Caterpillar to Butterfly.  Rodger, Elizabeth. Scholastic Inc. New York, NY. 1996. *****

Read About Butterflies and Moths.  Morris, Dean. Raintree Publishers. Milwaukee, WI. 1987.  ***

Remarkable Flight of the Monarch, The.  Stone, Lynn M. Rourke Publishing Co. Vero Beach, FL. 1991. *****

Scaley Wings - A Story About Moths and their Caterpillars. Hutchins, Ross E. Parent's Magazine Press. New York, NY. 1971. ****

See How They Grow: Butterfly. Ling, Mary. Dorling Kindersley. New York, NY. 1992.  ***

Shimmer of Butterflies, A. Hunt, Joni Phelps. Blake Publishing. San Luis Obispo, CA. 1992. *****

Silkworm Story, The. Coldrey, Jennifer. Oxford Scientific Films. London, UK. 1983.  ***

Simon and Schuster's Guide to Butterflies and Moths. Daccordi, M. et al.  Simon and Schuster, Inc. New York, NY. 1987.  ***

Some Butterflies and Moths. Klass, Carolyn. Cornell University Media. Ithaca, NY. 1981. ***

Swallowtail Butterflies of North America, The.  Tyler, Hamilton A. Naturegraph Publishers. HeaLdsburg, CA. 1975. ****

Swallowtail Butterflies. (Lerner Natural Science Series.)  Dallinger, J. & C. Overbeck.  Lerner Publishing Co. Minneapolis, MN. 1982. ****

Swallowtail Butterfly, The. (Nature Close-Ups Series.)  Oda, Hidetomo.  Raintree Publishers. Milwaukee, WI. 1986. ****

Tortoiseshell Butterflies.  Bailey, Donna & C. Butterworth Steck Vaughn. Austin, TX. 1990.  ****

Tropical Butterflies.  Klots, Alexander B.   Children's Press. Chicago, IL. 1960.  ***

Where Butterflies Grow.  Ryder, Joanne.  E.P. Dutton. New York, NY. 1989.  ****

Wings in the Meadow.  Brewer, Jo.  Houghton Mifflin. Boston, MA. 1967. ****

Wings of Paradise. The Great Saturniid Moths.  Cody, John.  Univ. N. Carolina Press. Chapel Hill, NC. 1996. *****

World of Butterflies, The.  Dickens, M. & E. Storey.  Macmillan Publ. Co. New York, NY. 1972.***

World of Butterflies. (Where Animals Live Series.) Saintsing, David.  Gareth Stevens, Inc. Milwaukee, WT. 1987.  ***

World of Moths, The.  Dickens, M. & E. Storey.  Macmillan Publ. Co. Inc. New York, NY. 1973. ***

World of the Tent-makers, The.  Dethier, V.G.  Univ. Massachusetts Press Amherst, MA. 1980. ***

Year of the Butterfly, The.  Ordish, George.  Charles Scribner's Sons. New York, NY. 1975. ***

Young Scientists Explore Butterflies and Moths. Penn, Linda.  Good Apple, Inc. Carthage, IL. 1983. ****

Young Specialist Looks at Butterflies and Moths, The.  Warnecke, G.  Burke Publishing Co. London, UK. 1964. ****

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