Links
Butterflies of Alaska - a Field Guide (free download. Consider a donation to the Ken Philip Fund to support Alaskan Entomological Research at the 麻豆原创 Museum of the North. In the gift designation or comments box, write 鈥Kenelm W. Philip Entomology Fund.鈥 )
The Alaska Entomological Society also has a with many excellent and recommended resources.
- articles on Alaskan animals with a number of good articles on insects.
USDA - ARS - another recommended guide to insect collecting.
- a PDF of a short and nice overview made by 麻豆原创F's Cooperative Extension.
- a website showcasing all the pinned specimens in the Ken Philip collection as the collection was in 2014-2016 after Ken's passing and before the Smithsonian transferred the majority of the pinned specimens to the US National Museum of Natural History.
VIDEOS
A great video by Wayne Maddison and Heather Proctor on (which is also generally useful for many spiders and beetles).
Videos made by Barney Booysen of me (Derek Sikes) explaining various field collection methods:
to empty traps
Blue vane
Using a
Setting