It’s Finally Here!

June 17, 2009 By John E. Riutta in Born Again Bird Watcher Archive, Uncategorized Tags: lepidoptera, moths, north, opler, powell, press, university, western

After months of waiting, sometimes even patiently, Jerry Powell and Paul Opler‘s Moths of Western North America, a book I have long anticipated has finally arrived and is now safely resting upon my desk.

I will certainly be writing more about this monumental book in the weeks to come; however for now, if you will please excuse me, I have some reading to do.

John E. Riutta

Founder and publisher of The Well-read Naturalist. Inveterate autodidact. Has repeatedly been found out standing in many fields. Plays well with otters.

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1 Comment

Lynne at Hasty Brook
June 17, 2009 @ 08:55

Could you please start with sharing the name of the gorgeous moth on the cover?

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