Butterfly encyclopedia. /

Landman, Wijbren

Butterfly encyclopedia. / Wijbren Landman. - Netherlands : Relmo International, c1999. - 272 p. : ill. 24 cm.

Intoroduction,1 Build ,2 The Life Cycle ,3 Lepidoptera and their environment , 4 Lepidoptera in difficult times , 5 Observing exoctic butterflies and moths , Hesperiidae-Skippers , Papilionidae-Ornithoptera ,Pieridae-whites , Heliconiidae - Heliconia , Lycaenidae - Hairstreaks , Copppers , and Blues ,Satyridae-Browns , Nymphalidae - Tortoiseshells , Fritillaries , and Purple Emperors , Small butterfly families , Moths , Index (including common English names )Index of Latin names ,Bibliography .

Provides information on butterflies and gives inumerable details on many specific butterfly species.Presents photographs of butterflies in their natural habitats and cites different stages of development of a butterfly from an egg-caterpillar-pupa-butterfly.

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