The PhotoNaturalist

Description

This is the all-new 2019 Damselflies of Minnesota, Wisconsin & Michigan.

It replaces the long outdated Damselflies of the North Woods from 2005.

Over 170 color photos; ALL 50 species!; Covering the entirety of all 3 states: dozens of new illustrations

• All 50 species of damselflies found in Minnesota, Wisconsin & Michigan.

• An innovative format that makes field identification a snap.

• Fieldmark arrows point out the best distinguishing characteristics.

• Detailed art clearly illustrates the claspers and abdomen tips of many species.

• New and larger range maps.

• More than 170 photos and dozens of illustrations.

About the Author

Robert (Bob) DuBois is an aquatic ecologist with the Endangered Resources Bureau of the Wisconsin DNR. In his 30-plus years with WDNR he has given numerous talks, led many workshops and field outings, and taught several university classes about odonates. The identification, ecology and distribution of damselflies and dragonflies are his passion. Bob has published dozens of scientific journal articles and notes and, in 2010, authored Dragonflies & Damselflies of the Rocky Mountains. He has chased after odonates from coast to coast in more than half of the 50 U.S. states. Bob and his wife Linda live in Superior, Wisconsin where he is near to his favorite haunts in the Bois Brule River Valley.

About the Photographer

Mike Reese was an educator in Wautoma, Wisconsin for 29 years and has been interested in damselflies for many years. He runs a website on Wisconsin’s butterflies, tiger beetles and robber flies (wisconsinbutterflies.org). Mike has contributed his photos of insects to over a dozen field guides, including being the main photographer for Tiger Beetles of Minnesota, Wisconsin & Michigan (2018). He is also very involved with the North American Butterfly Association. Mike has downsized in his retirement, moved to Two Rivers, Wisconsin, and has branched out from insects to also become the Director of Volunteers for the second Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas project.

154 pages

ISBN-13: 978-1-936571-13-0