The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia

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Winner of the 2005 Whitley Award for Field Guides.

This is the first complete field guide to all butterfly species on Australia’s mainland and its remote islands.

Written by one of Australia's leading lepidopterists, it is stunningly illustrated with color photographs of each of the 416 currently identified species. There is also a distribution map for each species on the Australian mainland.

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Overview

Winner of the 2005 Whitley Award for Field Guides.

This is the first complete field guide to all butterfly species on Australia’s mainland and its remote islands.

Written by one of Australia's leading lepidopterists, it is stunningly illustrated with color photographs of each of the 416 currently identified species. There is also a distribution map for each species on the Australian mainland.

It covers the five major family groups: Hesperiidae, Paplionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae and Lycaenidae, as well as the family Riodinidae, which has but a single species in Australia.

The introduction covers adult structure, classification, distribution and habitats, and life cycle and behavior. This is followed by accounts of each of the 416 species, giving common name, scientific name, and other names (if any), as well as details of behavior, habitat, status, and larval food plants. Accompanying each species is a distribution map, and photographs of the upperside and underside of both male and female specimens.

The book also contains a checklist of all species, a list of entomological contacts, a glossary, a bibliography, an index of common names and an index of scientific names.

Supplementary section Collecting and Preserving Butterflies is available as a free download (Adobe Acrobat format - 331 kb).

Features
* All 416 species photographed in colour
* Distribution map for each species on the Australian mainland
* Includes species found on Australia’s remote islands
* Complete introduction to the biology of butterflies, and their habitats
* Written by one of Australia’s leading lepidopterists

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“The illustrations are superb and, together with the accompanying text and maps, should enable identification of even the most difficult species. It is highly recommended, particularly for those who enjoy watching or collecting butterflies in the field or have not lashed out on the more lavish ‘Butterflies of Australia’.”

“This is a superb field guide for the naturalist, with multiple wings-spread full-colour images and locality maps of species throughout.”

“... a book as technically accurate and artistically pleasing as any I have seen in recent years. ... I highly recommend it for professional entomologists and amateurs alike.”

"… while enjoying watching or collecting Australian butterflies with the help of this magnificent field guide, you also have the opportunity to add to scientific knowledge and contribute to the preservation of biological diversity."

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780643090279
  • Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
  • Publication date: 10/28/2004
  • Pages: 352

Meet the Author

Michael F. Braby has been collecting and studying Australian butterflies for more than 25 years. Travelling across most of the Australian continent, he has gained first-hand experience of more than 75% of Australia’s 416 species. He has reared and photographed numerous species and has built up an extensive private collection.

Michael Braby is the author of the major two-volume standard text, Butterflies of Australia, which won the Whitley Medal in 2000. He is the author of more than 40 refereed scientific papers and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at Harvard University.

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All 416 species photographed in colour Distribution map for each species on the Australian mainland Includes species found on Australia’s remote islands Complete introduction to the biology of butterflies, and their habitats Written by one of Australia’s leading lepidopterists

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