Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa: Second Edition
The definitive field guide to South African butterflies.

This spectacular new edition of Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa is the only guide to cover all 671 butterfly species that occur in South Africa. Designed for easy identification and optimal use in the field, this guide is an invaluable resource for any visiting naturalist or tourist to the country.

Fully revised and expanded, it includes notes on size, identification, habitat, flight periods and larval food sources, plus notes on mimicry, plus accurate maps. More than 2,000 photographs fully showcase the region's diverse butterfly fauna, with full-color images of male and female forms (where different) and of upper- and undersides (where possible) on pages facing the species entries, for easy reference.

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Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa: Second Edition
The definitive field guide to South African butterflies.

This spectacular new edition of Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa is the only guide to cover all 671 butterfly species that occur in South Africa. Designed for easy identification and optimal use in the field, this guide is an invaluable resource for any visiting naturalist or tourist to the country.

Fully revised and expanded, it includes notes on size, identification, habitat, flight periods and larval food sources, plus notes on mimicry, plus accurate maps. More than 2,000 photographs fully showcase the region's diverse butterfly fauna, with full-color images of male and female forms (where different) and of upper- and undersides (where possible) on pages facing the species entries, for easy reference.

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Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa: Second Edition

Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa: Second Edition

by Steve Woodhall
Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa: Second Edition

Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa: Second Edition

by Steve Woodhall

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The definitive field guide to South African butterflies.

This spectacular new edition of Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa is the only guide to cover all 671 butterfly species that occur in South Africa. Designed for easy identification and optimal use in the field, this guide is an invaluable resource for any visiting naturalist or tourist to the country.

Fully revised and expanded, it includes notes on size, identification, habitat, flight periods and larval food sources, plus notes on mimicry, plus accurate maps. More than 2,000 photographs fully showcase the region's diverse butterfly fauna, with full-color images of male and female forms (where different) and of upper- and undersides (where possible) on pages facing the species entries, for easy reference.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472973719
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 05/19/2020
Series: Bloomsbury Naturalist
Pages: 464
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Steve Woodhall is a British-born amateur butterfly enthusiast and photographer, who has lived in South Africa for 40 years. After developing an interest in butterflies at the age of five, he went on to be President of the Lepidopterists' Society of Africa. He has written and contributed to several titles, including A Practical Guide to Butterflies and Moths.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 6

Preface 7

Introduction 9

How to use this book 10

What is a butterfly? 12

Taxonomy and nomenclature 13

Butterfly biology 18

Reproduction 21

Biomes of South Africa 27

Distribution and conservation 32

Identifying butterflies 36

Collecting butterflies 39

Identifying a subfamily in the early stages 40

Species Accounts 42

Nymphalidae 42

Lycaenidae 148

Pieridae 334

Papilionidae 370

Hesperiidae 378

Butterfly foods 442

Glossary 448

Bibliography 453

Picture credits 453

Index to alternative common names 454

Index to common and scientific names 457

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