Species Identification in British Columbia
A few notes on good, accessible places for information on species found in British Columbia, Canada. I plan to continue editing and adding to this.
Animals Etc...
- E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of Wildlife in British Columbia (UBC). online
- Search for documents: the site:https://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/documents/*
Birds
- Atlas of the Breeding Birds of British Columbia. online
- Rick Howie, "Birds of Kamloops, 2nd Ed.", 2003. online
- The Feather Atlas, US Fish & Wildlife Service. Search Tool | Browse
Amphibians
- Monica Pearson, Fraser Valley Frogs and Toads PDF
Arthropods (Insects, Bugs)
- BugGuide, hosted by Iowa State University Department of Entomology.
- Insecta Mundi
- Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification, produced by the Biological Survey of Canada & the Entomological Society of Canada.
- Biting flies attacking man and livestock in Canada (1985), Agriculture Canada. | Internet Archive copy
- Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 16: The Horse Flies and Deer Flies of Canada & Alaska (1990)
- https://diptera.info/
- The Ants of British Columbia (Rod Higgins, TRU)
Butterflies & Moths
- Pacific Northwest Moths at WWU.
- British Columbia Lepidopterists' Guild
- Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska, [PDF] | [Book]
- Checklist of the Lepidoptera of British Columbia, Canada (2015), [PDF]
- Chilcotin Moths
- Rob Cannings & Geoff Scudder, Checklist: Order LEPIDOPTERA in British Columbia, 2008.
- Moth Photographers Group, Plate system, Mississippi Entomological Museum at the Mississippi State University. cf: PNW region species list
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants, The Natural History Museum, London, UK.
- Jeffrey C. Miller & Paul C. Hammond, Butterflies and Moths of the Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands: Rare, Endangered, and Management-Sensitive Species, 2007, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), PDF.
- The Moths of the British Isles, First Series Comprising the Families Sphingidae to Noctuidae, 1907. - useful diagrams.
- Lafontaine, Wood: Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) of the Yukon, 1997
Vascular Plants
- William J. Cody & Donald M. Britton, Ferns and Fern Alies of Canada, Agriculture Canada (1989) | Internet Archive copy.
- David B. Lellinger , A field manual of the ferns & fern-allies of the United States & Canada (1985) (Internet Archive borrowable).
- Illustrated Flora of British Columbia (1998-2002). online
- E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia (UBC), species search page
- Burke Herbarium Image Collection (University of Washington), online
- Paul Handford, "A Seasonal Guide to the Flowering Plants of the Kamloops Area", 2016-2020. online
- Mike Ryan, "Plants of the Kamloops Area" [PDF]
Fungi
Data Collections
- Canadensys. (explorer | main)
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility (CBIF). (main)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). (main)
Repositories
- Canadian National Collection: Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes (database)
- Royal British Columbia Museum: Entomology Collection, Province of British Columbia (database)
- E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum, University of Alberta. (main)
- Spencer Entomological Collection | Beaty Biodiversity Museum, UBC. (database / main)
