Pocket Guide Butterflies of South Africa

by Steve Woodhall

Overview

Watching and ‘ticking’ butterflies is a rewarding hobby and
one that is gaining popularity in South Africa. This handy
pocket guide details more than 250 of the region’s 670
species, from the tiniest blues and coppers to enormous
swallowtails and emperors. The most commonly encountered
butterflies are included, but there are also a few elusive
‘specials’, for those who enjoy a challenge. The book offers
• Concise text describing the habits, favoured habitat and
early life stages of each butterfly (egg, larva and pupa)
• Details of seasonal and other variations
• Similar-looking species and status information
• Full-colour photographs and distribution maps
• Colour-coded calendar bars, showing at a glance when a
particular butterfly is most abundant.
This handy little guide should prove invaluable to
beginners and more experienced butterfly enthusiasts alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781920572495
Publisher:	Penguin Random House South Africa
Publication date:	10/24/2013
Series:	Pocket Guide
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	152
File size:	27 MB
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About the Author

Steve Woodhall is a butterfly enthusiast and photographer who began watching and collecting butterflies at an early age. He is President of the Lepidopterists’ society of Africa, and has contributed to and authored several books, including Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa and the popular What’s that butterfly? Lindsay Gray trained in garden design, as well as photography and journalism. She is a regular contributor to The gardener magazine and has authored and co-authored A sense of space: The gardens of Jan Blok and Making sense of garden design, respectively. Lindsay is principal of The school of garden design, where she teaches and encourages her students to garden in an eco-friendly manner.