Resources: Books
New All-Color 5th Edition
Finding Lane County Butterflies
​Now in it's 5th Edition! When the first edition came out in 2004, this was possibly the first butterfly-finding guide in the US. It is modeled after the popular bird-finding guides that exist for almost every popular birding area in the US.
The new 5th Edition is a significant overhaul of the original book, with 5 new important sites added, 45 new color photos, 10 new color maps, and hundreds of clarifications and improvements throughout.
It now includes 30 of the best sites for butterflies in Lane County (and a few just over the line in Linn County). For each site, it describes when to go, how to get there, and which species you are likely to find there. Using this guide, you can, with some luck, find most of Lane County's more than 100 species.
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Available in May 2025. Sold through the Lane County Butterfly Club. 100% of sales proceeds benefit the Lane County Butterfly Club.
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Butterflies of Lane County
When it was first released in 2002, this pocket-sized field ID guide to the butterflies of Lane County, Oregon was the first of its kind. Other similar "pocket guides" have appeared around the country as publishers realize that people don't want to carry around a 5-pound book in the field. This guide will be replaced by an all new field identification guide that covers all of the Willamette Valley and adjoining foothills-planned to be released in 2026.
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Sold through the Lane County Butterfly Club. Proceeds from sales benefit the Lane County Butterfly Club.
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This is the definitive guide for identifying the butterflies of Oregon and Washington. It's chock-full of information about each species, with maps, history, biological information and more. It won't fit in your pocket, but you'll want a copy for reference anyway.
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Available from Amazon.com.
Butterflies of
the Pacific Northwest
By Robert Michael Pyle and Caitlin LaBar. This is the latest and most comprehensive guide for identifying the butterflies of Oregon and Washington. It's chock-full of information about each species, with maps, history, biological information and more. It won't fit in your pocket, but you'll definitely want a copy anyway.
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Available from Amazon.com.
Butterflies of
the Pacific Northwest
This is the definitive guide for identifying the butterflies of Oregon and Washington. It's chock-full of information about each species, with maps, history, biological information and more. It won't fit in your pocket, but you'll want a copy for reference anyway.
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Available from Amazon.com.
Butterflies of
Oregon
Their Taxonomy, Distribution, and Biology
By Andrew Warren. This thorough scientific work provides the most in-depth coverage of Oregon's butterfly species and set the groundwork for taxonomy studies and books that followed it. For a deeper dive into Oregon's butterflies, this is your "go to" source.
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Available from Amazon.com.
Pocket Guide to the Butterflies of Washington, 3rd ed
By Caitlin LaBar. This is a great field guide for identifying the butterflies of Washington. So small and light there's no reason not to take it into the field with you!
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Available from Amazon.com.
