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Our Insect Neighbours - a closer look at their hidden world

Kia ora fellow entomologists, take a peek at these books - they are featured in the exhibition and are great titles to peruse to learn more about bugs! When curating the exhibition, Dr Morgane Merien shared some books she always has nearby - these are them! Books and guides are a handy way to help identify insects, as well as giving advice on how to protect them.

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  • Meet insects from all over Aotearoa NZ in this pukapuka that answers important questions. Read to discover things like why a glow-worm glows or why sandfly bites itch.
    Book, 2025Wellington, New Zealand : Te Papa Press, 2025. — J 595.7 POL
  • Which New Zealand Insect?

    With Over 650 Life-size Photos of New Zealand Insects

    Crowe, Andrew, 1952-
    A fantastic visual guide to the many insects around us. Hundreds of photos to study, some of them are even life sized!
    Book, 2002Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin Books, 2002. — 595.7 CRO
  • Six-legged Ghosts

    the Insects of Aotearoa

    Duval, Lily
    A beautifully illustrated look at insects in Aotearoa NZ from not just a scientific perspective, but a cultural and historical one too.
    Book, 2024Christchurch, New Zealand : Canterbury University Press, 2024 — 595.7 DUV
  • Open to discover expert and up to date information on Aotearoa NZ's 14 species of dragonflies and damselflies. There's even maps to show how far these flying insects range.
    Book, 2019Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press, 2019. — 595.73 MAR
  • Whether you are a beginner or an operating commercial beekeeper, this illustrated guide holds the latest information available for keeping bees.
    Book, 2018Dunedin, New Zeland : Exisle Publishing, 2018. — 638.1 MAT
  • A lovely book to spend time with. Inside, you'll find all sorts of marvellous facts about beetles from all over the world.
    Book, 2018London : Flying Eye Books, 2018. — J 595.76 DAV
  • A great source of general information as well as essential information to identify the many species of cicada in Aotearoa NZ
    Book, 2017New Zealand : Hills Publishing, [2017] — J 595.75 HIL
  • Although published in 1960, this pukapuka remains a fantastic guide to finding, collecting and identifying our beetles.
    Book, 1960Wellington : A. H. & A. W. Reed, [1960] — 595.76 MAN
  • A handy little manual taking you through all the steps to preserve insect specimens for research - being an NZ title, the tools named are readily available here.
    Book, 1988Wellington [N.Z.] : Science Information Publishing Centre, 1988. — 595.7075 WAL
  • A technical read that covers, history, morphology and identification of stick insects. Although they are in black and white, you can see some interesting images depicting a moult cycle and more.
    Book, 1991Auckland [N.Z.] : Reed, 1991. — 595.72 SAL