Field Guide to the Butterfies of Sri Lanka

George Michael Van der Poorten; Nancy Van der Poorten

ISBN 10: 1771361891 / ISBN 13: 9781771361897

Published by Lepodon Books, 2016

About this Item

BRAND NEW softcover; A compact, easy-to-carry field guide covering all 248 species found in Sri Lanka including 31 endemic species. Illustrated with 1154 colour photographs of live individuals of each species depicting the upperside and underside and with a distribution map for each species. Includes notes on ecology, flight period and behaviour that help with field identification. Also with close-up photographs of key identification points for hard-to-identify species. Identification keys for difficult groups of species and a list of all known larval food plants for each species.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Field Guide to the Butterfies of Sri Lanka
• Publisher: Lepodon Books
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1771361891
• ISBN 13: 9781771361897
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

This comprehensive work describes and discusses the lives of all 247 species of butterflies in Sri Lanka and illustrates the adults of both sexes with colour photographs taken in the field. Additionally, the egg, larva and pupa of each species whose life history is known are illustrated. Several images portray rare species and behaviours that have not been documented before. The first few chapters cover the history of the study of butterflies in Sri Lanka and their biogeography, classification, morphology, distribution, and conservation. An account of each species details identification, similar species, status, distribution, habitat, adult behaviour, immature stages, larval food plants, and, for threatened species, conservation concerns. Supplemental material includes a species list with the common name, scientific name and authorities, endemic status, and distribution by climatic zone, as well as a list of larval food plants and adult nectar sources. The book rounds off with a bibliography, a glossary and an index of the scientific and common names of the butterflies. As a reference and an essential guide to the butterfly fauna of Sri Lanka, this book will interest, not only Sri Lankans and butterfly enthusiasts, students, professional entomologists, biologists and conservationists around the world, but also the general reader who has an interest in these beautiful creatures.