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Lepidoptera of North America 5. Contributions to the knowledge of southern West Virginia Lepidoptera
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2004) Albu, Valeriu, author; Metzler, Eric H., author; C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Colorado State University, publisher
A list of 1531 species of Lepidoptera is presented, collected over 15 years (1988 to 2002), in eleven southern West Virginia counties. A variety of collecting methods was used, including netting, light attracting, light trapping and pheromone trapping. The specimens were identified by the currently available pictorial sources and determination keys. Many were also sent to specialists for confirmation or identification. The majority of the data was from Kanawha County, reflecting the area of more intensive sampling effort by the senior author. This imbalance of data between Kanawha County and other counties should even out with further sampling of the area.