Book of Texas Moths

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Ailanthus webworm moth
Angulose Prominent
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Azalea Caterpillar Moth
Banded Sphinx
book on moths
butterflies
butterfly
Calleta Silkmoth
Carolina Sphinx
Catalpa Sphinx
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Cecropia Moth
Corn earworm moths
Curve-toothed geometer moth
Davis' Tuccock Moth
Drab Prominent
Eastern Buck Moth
Eastern Tent Caterpillar
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Evergreen Bagworm
Evergreen Bagworm Moth
Forbes' Silkmoth
Forest Tent Caterpillar
Genista Broom Moth
Gloria Tveten
Grote's Buck Moth
Grote’s Buck Moth
Heiligbrodt's Mesquite Moth
Heiligbrodt’s Mesquite Moth
Hieroglyphic moth
Hodges numbering
Honey Locust Moth
Horned Spanworm
Hubbard's Small Silkmoth
Hubbard’s Small Silkmoth
Imperial Moth
Io Moth
John Tveten
Large Maple Spanworm
larva
lepidoptera
Lepidopterists
Lettered Sphinx
Luna Moth
MONA - Moths of North America
Moonseed Moth
moth
moth caterpillars
moth enthusiasts
Moth Photographers Group
moths
Nanina Oak-Slug Moth
Oblique-banded leafroller
Orange-tipped Oakworm Moth
Packard's Wave
Packard’s Wave
Pawpaw Sphinx
Pink-spotted hawk moth
Pink-striped Oakworm Moth
Plume moth
Polyphemus Moth
Profane Grass-Veneer Moth
Promethea Moth
Red-bordered Emerald
Rosy Maple Moth
Royal Walnut Moth
Saddleback Caterpillar Moth
SATURNIIDAE
Scarlet-winged lichen moth
Schaus' Tussock Moth
Snowberry Clearwing moth
Southern Emerald
Southern Flannel Moth
southwestern moths
SPHINGIDAE
Spiny Oak-slug Moth
Spiny Oakworm Moth
Spotted Datana
Tersa Sphinx
Texas moths
The Beggar
Tobacco Hornworm
Tvetan
Unicorn Prominent
Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth
Vine Sphinx
Walnut Sphinx
Western Tent Caterpillar
White Flannel Moth
White Furcula
White-lined Sphinx

Product details

  • ISBN 9781648432361
  • Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
  • Publication Date: 22 Jul 2025
  • Publisher: Texas A & M University Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
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How often do we pass by moths under a porch light or fluttering under a streetlamp without giving them a second glance? Yet moths, far more plentiful than butterflies, with their intricate patterns and curious coloration, often emerge as beautiful as butterflies. Book of Texas Moths is based on the original field work of distinguished Texas naturalist, author, and photographer John Tveten (1934–2009), whose work stands as testament to what a person can discover by careful and systemic observation of the natural world. Beginning in 1978 until his death in 2009, Tveten kept meticulous field notes about nearly every bird, butterfly, mammal, reptile, dragonfly, and moth he encountered, using a form designed by his wife, Gloria, who shared his enthusiasm for documenting wildlife.

In addition to careful field notes detailing the when, where, and what of moth observations, Tveten’s entries were linked to corresponding photographs of the moths in various stages of their life cycles. He planned to shape all of this information into a book to be called “Butterflies of the Night.”

After his passing, nature writers Gary and Kathy Adams Clark, close friends and proteges of John and Gloria Tveten, set out to transcribe and publish his field notes alongside the corresponding photographs. Remaining faithful to John’s original research, this manuscript presents Tveten’s careful documentation on the distribution, history, and identification of 100 Texas moth species, while incorporating his descriptive phrases into as many species accounts as possible. It is not intended as a field guide; rather, Book of Texas Moths takes readers into the mind of a disciplined naturalist as he conducted important original research.

Gary Clark is a professor, former dean, and former vice president at Lone Star College–North Harris County. He writes the weekly nature column for the Houston Chronicle and is the author of six books, including Book of Texas Birds.

Nature photographer Kathy Adams Clark is owner of The Woodlands-based photo agency KAC Productions. Her photographs have appeared in numerous magazines, books, and calendars, including Texas Parks & WildlifeTexas HighwaysBirder’s World, The New York Times, and National Geographic. She is the author of Photographing Big Bend National Park: A Friendly Guide to Great Images.

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