蝴蝶 A Concise Guide to Butterflies

出版时间：2007-1  出版社：Parragon Book Service Ltd  作者：本社 编  页数：255  

内容概要

Butterflies and moths have always held a pecial fascination tor mankind; their eauty, delicacy and energy have nspired us throughout the ages, providing us ith symbols for love, rehirth and the soul. The etamorphosis from caterpillar to pupa to utterfly remains one of the most amazing feats hat nature has to oiler. Yet many people take hese remarkable insects for granted, few ealising that there are around 160,000 different pecies of buttertly and moth across all corners f the globe. Their lives are dominated by the onstant struggle to survive in a world which eems filled with hungry predators, and the mazing adaptations which enable this survival esult in the diversity which is clearly illustrated ere. Although considered the dull cousin to the utterfly, moths are as varied and as stunning, nd often display the most remarkable survival techniques, from mimicking other insects, birds and even snakes to biting, squealing and spitting.    With its stunning photographs and clear, authoritative text, A Concise Guide to Butter]lies and Moths provides an excellent introduction to these fascinating crcatures. Containing a sclection of some of the most beautiful and the most common butterflies and moths, each entry provides a full description which includes physical features, gender differences and interesting behavioural characteristics. Butterflies in particular can appear different from the underside and where relevant these differences arc detailed. Simple bullet points allow the reader to easily access information about habitat and range, chosen food plants and vital descriptions of caterpillars, all of which enable the keen amateur to accurately identify huttcrflics and moths in the field.

书籍目录

INTRODUCTION　Identification  Butterfly or moth　Lifecycle　Behaviour　Habitat 　Survival　Conservation  Using this guidePAPI LION 1 DAE - SWALLOWTAI LS　Pipevine Swallowtail　Polydamas Swallowtail  Blue Triangle  Scarce Swallowtail  Giant Swallowtail　Tiger Swallowtail  Swallowtail　Black Swallowtail  Apollo　Southern FestoonPIERIDAE-WHITES AND SULPHURSLYCENIDAE-GOSSAMER WINGSNYMPHALIDAE BRUSHFOOTSHESPERIIDAE-SATYRS AND BROWNS