| Title | Author | Comments |
| Sphingidae Mundi - Hawk Moths of the World | D'Abrera, Bernard | This superb book discusses all known sphinx moths (Sphingidae) of the world. Almost all of them are pictured life-size in color. |
| Moth Book | Holland, W.J. | For many years this work was the standard reference for the moths of North America. Saturnidae, Sphingidae, Noctuidae, and other families are covered in detail. The 48 color plates picture most of the species in color. |
| Fascicle 21 - Sphingoidea - Hawk Moths | Hodges, Ronald W. | This excellent work shows all of the Sphinx moths of North America in color. Excellent text is included for each species. |
| Eastern Moths | Covell, Charles V., Jr. | This excellent book covers the moths of the eastern United States and Canada. Most species are pictured with color photographs, but some of the smaller species are shown with black and white photographs. 650 are shown in color and 650 are shown in black and white to total about 1,300 species covered. |
| Butterfly Encyclopaedia | Landman, Wijbren | This work with English text primarily covers the butterflies and moths the world with an emphasis on the species of Eurasia. The 272 pages contain about 2 or 3 color plates per page. Several hundred species are are covered. Although the Smart book covers more species, this work has text for each species covered. |
| Illustrated Enchyclopediia of Butterflies and Moths | Stanek, Dr. V.J. | With 426 illustrations this 351 page book gives an overview of the world of Lepidoptera. Although this book does an excellent job in giving an overbiew of the various families, and also does an excellent job on life cycles, it only gives a survey of the numerous species found in the world. |
| Icones Heterocerorum Japonicorum | Esaki, Teiso | This work was published in Japan in Japanese. Although the text is in Japanese, the color plates are identified with Latin scientific names. This volume covers various moth families such as the Geometridae. |
| Icones Heterocerorum Japonicorum | Esaki, Teiso | This work was published in Japan in Japanese. Although the text is in Japanese, the color plates are identified with Latin scientific names. This volume covers various moth families such as the Noctuidae, Saturnidae, and Sphingidae. |
| Butterflies of Japan | Yokoyama, Misuo | This work was published in Japan in Japanese. Although the text is in Japanese, the color plates are identified with Latin scientific names. This volume covers various butterfly families such as the Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Satyridae, and Lycaenidae. |
| Beautiful Moths | Prochazka, Frantisek | This large format book contains about 100 color illustrations of various large moths. Saturnidae, Sphingidae, and Uranidae are shown. |
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