Comments on: Quick reference guide http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com A Field Guide to the North Side of Old Mill Hill, Atlantic Mine, MI Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:39:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Tim Eisele http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/quick-reference-guide/#comment-270 Tim Eisele Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:32:16 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/quick-reference-guide/#comment-270 I usually start with <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740" rel="nofollow">Bug Guide</a>, with a search on whatever terms seem likely (like "fuzzy orange caterpillar" or "inchworm" or whatever), and see what comes up. If something looks close but not exact, I then click on the image to go to its page, then use the "browse" function to check out its relatives to see if I can find something closer. If you can't find it, but have a photograph, then just register on bug guide so that you can log in (it's free), and then go to "ID Request" and upload the picture. Somebody will probably leave a comment within a couple of days giving you a likely ID, at least to the family level. If you think you'll want to ID caterpillars in the future, live east of the Mississippi, and want a good guide, I recommend <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Caterpillars-Eastern-North-America-Identification/dp/0691121443/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216376979&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Caterpillars of Eastern North America</a>. It's very good, with excellent pictures. I usually start with Bug Guide, with a search on whatever terms seem likely (like “fuzzy orange caterpillar” or “inchworm” or whatever), and see what comes up. If something looks close but not exact, I then click on the image to go to its page, then use the “browse” function to check out its relatives to see if I can find something closer.

If you can’t find it, but have a photograph, then just register on bug guide so that you can log in (it’s free), and then go to “ID Request” and upload the picture. Somebody will probably leave a comment within a couple of days giving you a likely ID, at least to the family level.

If you think you’ll want to ID caterpillars in the future, live east of the Mississippi, and want a good guide, I recommend Caterpillars of Eastern North America. It’s very good, with excellent pictures.

]]> By: Steve Unger http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/quick-reference-guide/#comment-269 Steve Unger Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:44:21 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/quick-reference-guide/#comment-269 I just found a catapillar I can't ID...how can I ID it? I just found a catapillar I can’t ID…how can I ID it?

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