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e - Pocket Guide Butterflies of South Africa

ISBN 
9781920572495
Format 
Epdf
Recommended Price 
R145.00
Published 
October 2013
About the book: 
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.
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About the Author
Steve Woodhall  is a nature guide, butterfly enthusiast and photographer whose interest in butterflies and moths began when he was just five years old. Steve has written, contributed to, and edited several books, including  Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa and  Pocket Guide to Butterflies of South Africa (both Struik Nature),  and  A Practical Guide to Butterflies and Moths  for the Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa. This is his first book for children.

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