Field Guide to California Insects: Second Edition

by Kip Will, Joyce Gross, Daniel Rubinoff, Jerry A. Powell

Overview

Beautifully illustrated and approachable, this is the only California-specific, statewide book devoted to all groups of insects.

Completely revised for the first time in over 40 years, Field Guide to California Insects now includes over 600 insect species, each beautifully illustrated with color photographs. Engaging accounts focus on distinguishing features, remarkable aspects of biology, and geographical distribution in the state. An accessible and compact introduction to identifying, understanding, and appreciating these often unfamiliar and fascinating creatures, this guide covers insects that readers are likely to encounter in homes and natural areas, cities and suburbs, rural lands and wilderness. It also addresses exotic and invasive species and their impact on native plants and animals. Field Guide to California Insects remains the definitive portable reference and a captivating read for beginners as well as avid naturalists.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520288737
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	10/30/2020
Series:	California Natural History Guides , #111
Edition description:	Second Edition, Revised
Pages:	536
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Kip Will is an entomologist, insect systematist, and former director of the Essig Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Berkeley.
 
Joyce Gross has been photographing California insects for 17 years and works as a computer programmer with the Berkeley Natural History Museums at the University of California, Berkeley.
 
Dan Rubinoff is Professor of Entomology and Director of the University of Hawaii Insect Museum. He grew up in California chasing insects and continues to work actively in the state.
 
Jerry A. Powell is Professor of the Graduate School and former director of the Essig Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Berkeley.

Table of Contents

Preface

INTRODUCTION
What Is an Insect?
Growth and Reproduction
Breathing and Circulation
Feeding
Stinging Distribution and Diversity of the California Insect Fauna 
Topography
Geographical Distribution
Diversity
Microhabitats Making an Insect Collection
Classification
Names Synopsis of Hexapods and the Orders of Insects

ACCOUNTS: SYSTEMATIC TREATMENT
Coneheads (Class Protura)
Two-pronged Bristletails (Class Diplura) 
Springtails (Class Collembola)
Insects (Class Insecta) 

Acknowledgments
Glossary
Bibliography
Online Resources 
Photo Credits
Index
About the Authors

Editorial Reviews

"A fantastic book—well-researched, well-written, well-illustrated, and an opportunity for you to become not a Big Game Hunter, but a Little Game Hunter."

Bug Squad

"When it comes to natural history field guides for the United States at the state level, no series ever published can even approach the California Natural History Guides for either breadth or depth of coverage."

Well-read Naturalist