Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of India (Naturalist's Guides): Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Peter Smetacek

ISBN 10: 1909612790 / ISBN 13: 9781909612792

Published by John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd, 2018

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of India (Naturalist's Guides): Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
• Publisher: John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909612790
• ISBN 13: 9781909612792
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 1050 grams

About this title

Synopsis

This easy-to-use identification guide to the 280 butterfly species most commonly seen in India is perfect for resident and visitor alike.

High quality photographs from India’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers geography and climate, vegetation, opportunities for naturalists and the main sites for viewing the listed species. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the butterflies of India encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific name, its status in the country as well as its global IUCN status as at 2015.

About the Author

Peter Smetacek has studied butterflies all his life. He founded the Butterfly Research Centre at Bhimtal, Uttarakhand and recently published a Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India (edited together with R.K. Varshney), the first publication to list all of the butterfly species occurring in India.