First Field Guide to Butterflies and Moths of Southern Africa

First Field Guide to Butterflies and Moths of Southern Africa introduces to the more common moth and butterfly groups that occur in the southern African region.
van Noort, Simon
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978-1-86872-287-7
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Title: First Field Guide to Butterflies and Moths of Southern Africa
Author: Simon van Noort
Genre: Butterfly and Moth Guide
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Imprint: Struik Nature
Cape Town, South Africa 1999
ISBN 9781868722877 / ISBN 978-1-86872-287-7
Paperback, 11 x 17 cm, 56 pages, throughout colour photos

About: First Field Guide to Butterflies and Moths of Southern Africa

First Field Guide to Butterflies and Moths of Southern Africa introduces the reader to the more common moth and butterfly groups, rather than individual species, that occur in the southern African region. Each account gives the group's common name, the representative genera and the family name. The wingspan of the adult is given in centimetres. Each description outlines the main diagnostic features of the butterflies or moths in a group. The number of species in each group and their distribution in the region are given. The feeding and territorial habits, and flight patterns are explained. Brief descriptions are given of the various stages in the life cycle of the moth or
butterfly from the egg through to the adult. Furtheron the chapter "Food" gives the plant families on which the caterpillars feed. Reference is made to one or more interesting species that occur in a family. Similar species or groups are brought to the attention of the reader.

Content: First Field Guide to Butterflies and Moths of Southern Africa

Introduction
Grouping butterflies and moths
Butterfly or moth?
Collecting butterflies and moths
Rearing butterflies and moths
How to use this book
Butterfly descriptions
Moth descriptions
Glossary
Recommended further reading
Index and checklist
Acknowledgements and photographic credits

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