Insects of the Great Lakes Region

About this book

Insects are the world's most amazing organisms and comprise over 85 percent of the known animal species. Insects of the Great Lakes Region is the first comprehensive guide to document the rich and diverse insect fauna in the Great Lakes region. Insects of the Great Lakes Region contains over 200 illustrations of the insects found in yards, gardens, fields, and forests. These illustrations supplement easy-to-understand information on the region's wide array of insects. Amateur entomologists, young and old alike, will learn just about everything one needs to know about these abundant creatures, from the wing patterns of butterflies to the habitat of the rare waterpenny beetle. Among the topics discussed are the geological, biological, and entomological history of the Great Lakes region, the distributional patterns of insects in the Great Lakes region, and insect classification and identification. Appendixes guide the reader to entomological organizations, periodicals, institutional insect collections, regulations on collecting insects on public lands in the Great Lakes region, as well as endangered, threatened, and special concern insects.