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Butterflies and moths captivate nature enthusiasts with their beauty and variety, but in addition to being attractive they are also of huge biological importance. This superb book, in a sumptuous new edition, covers the lifecycle of these creatures, with information on anatomy, feeding, flight and breeding. It then profiles some of the world’s best-loved and intriguing butterflies, moths and skippers, with a geographically-split directory of detailed entries, each containing useful identification summaries and quick-reference panels on distribution, habitat, food and wingspan. The book is illustrated with more than 750 exquisite artworks and photographs detailing characteristic features, wing patterns, genders, seasonal variations and caterpillars. With expert and accessible text, it is the essential companion for butterfly and moth enthusiasts. Review: Nice gift for a butterfly enthusiast. - This was a nice gift for a teacher who loves butterflies. The book was very good quality paper and beautiful colorful pictures. Review: Beautiful book - Gift for hubby, he loved the photos and content. Anyone into butterfly’s, and age group would enjoy this book.
| Best Sellers Rank | #53,347 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #6 in Biology of Butterflies #29 in History Encyclopedias |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 498 Reviews |
S**A
Nice gift for a butterfly enthusiast.
This was a nice gift for a teacher who loves butterflies. The book was very good quality paper and beautiful colorful pictures.
R**A
Beautiful book
Gift for hubby, he loved the photos and content. Anyone into butterfly’s, and age group would enjoy this book.
M**K
Great book
There is a lot of beautiful pictures and great information in this book. Love it.
M**Y
Very excited about this book!
I've been wanting an illustrated guide of moths and butterflies for a while now. First, I like knowing about them! Second, I wanted to be able to identify them when I saw them. Third, I wanted to use the illustrations as a visual reference for my own artwork (graphic artwork and otherwise). This meets all of my needs! Very well done! I have another book from the same publisher that I received as a gift. That one is for Rocks and Minerals. Both books are awesome additions to my book collection. They will be incredibly useful and they are very well-done!
J**T
Many colorful illustration
Many colorful illustrations, 3/4" thick book, hardcover
K**B
Beautiful book that covers the world’s three butterfly regions
I bought this to help identify some butterflies that i had photographed on my travels. The book is very nice, but not specific enough to identify the ones I had pictures of. Some of them are pictured, but a variety, others are not pictured. I am learning, though, about the different butterfly subtypes.
A**R
fun facts
Great book for facts and looks good on the coffee table
J**D
Awesome butterfly book!
This was a gift for my mom and she loved the artwork of this book! The pictures are very detailed with art and real life images of moths and butterflies in various stages of life cycle. The descriptions for each species accurately tells you their habitat, shelter, food and larvae host plants! Awesome book of Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies ☺️) no matter if you are a kid or young at heart!
K**N
perfect
This book is lovely has many pictures and information on very Butterfly and moth you did not know existed. fab find
P**A
Enciclopedia delle farfalle
Bel libro lo regalerò a mio fratello che colleziona farfalle.Arrivato in anticipo !
A**R
Perfect for general knowledge and inspiration
Beautiful book filled with illustrations and so many varieties! I am not a specialist or knowledgeable at all on butterflies so I can't say if the information is accurate or relevant, but I was pleased to see both a section at the beginning about butterfly ''basics'' (anatomy, life cycles, feeding,...) and the rest of the book with specific varieties. I bought it as a reference book for art as I knew I would like to paint butterflies but I struggle to figure out which ones would fit better in my compositions. I would say this is perfect for this purpose as there's plenty enough varieties to look into and the colored illustrations are detailed enough to get accurate inspiration. I would say it's a ''quantity over depth'' kind of book as each variety has more or less half a page including the illustration, so the description can be pretty short. On a sidenote, most of the illustrations are drawings with the exception of actual photos for the ''basics'' section. I think I should mention this for people who are looking for photos only. However, I personally find the drawings to be very detailed and accurate enough for my own use. Gorgeous book to leave nearby for people to skim through as well! I would have loved it as a kid for sure.
J**O
Muy buen libro
Vale totalmente la pena
J**G
Bien illustré mais à déconseiller si on veut identifier les espèces européennes
C'est un très bel ouvrage à posséder si on veut découvrir le monde des lépidoptères
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