Damselflies of Texas : : A Field Guide / / John C. Abbott.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Abbott, John C.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Klein, Barrett Anthony.
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Texas Natural History Guides
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (292 p.)

On any warm summer day, you can easily observe damselflies around a vegetated pond or the rocks along the banks of a stream. Like the more familiar dragonfly, damselflies are among the most remarkably distinctive insects in their appearance and biology, and they have become one of the most popular creatures sought by avocational naturalists. Damselflies of Texas is the first field guide dedicated specifically to the species found in Texas. It covers 77 of the 138 species of damselflies known in North America, making it a very useful guide for the entire United States. Each species account includes: illustrations of as many forms (male, female, juvenile, mature, and color morphs) as possible common and scientific names, with pronunciation distribution map key features identifying characteristics discussion of similar species status in Texas habitat, seasonality, and general comments In addition to photographing damselflies in the wild, the author and illustrator have developed a new process for illustrating each species by scanning preserved specimens and digitally painting them. The resulting illustrations show detail that is not visible in photographs. The book also contains chapters on damselfly anatomy, life history, conservation, names, and photography, as well as a list of species that may eventually be discovered in Texas, state and global conservation rankings, seasonality of all species in chronological order, and additional resources and publications on the identification of damselflies.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- What Is a Damselfly? -- Damselfly Anatomy -- Life History of Damselflies -- Creating the Illustrations in the Book -- Texas Biotic Provinces -- Damselfly Habitats -- Conservation -- Odonate Names -- Photographing Damselflies -- The Value of Odonate Collections -- How to Identify Damselflies -- How to Use the Species Accounts -- Species Accounts -- broad-winged damsels Family Calopterygidae -- Spreadwings Family lestidae -- Threadtails Family Protoneuridae -- Pond Damsels Family Coenagrionidae -- Appendix A Species That May Eventually Occur in Texas -- Appendix B Conservation Status Ranks for Texas Damselflies -- Appendix C Seasonality of Texas Damselflies -- Appendix D Damselfly Publications and Resources -- Glossary -- References (not listed in Appendix D) -- INDEX OF COMMON NAMES -- INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES