World of Butterflies : A Fully Illustrated Guide to These Delicate Jewels of Nature

by Hook, Patrick

• ISBN13: 9780517161333
• ISBN10: 0517161338
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Gramercy

Summary

Examine the life cycles of the many different species of these "jewels of nature": their habitats, the predators that threaten them and where the most beautiful are to be found.

Author Biography

Patrick Hook is a freelance writer with varied interests including motorcycles and motor racing, archery, playing the saxophone, and working as an animal handler for films and commercials.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction	6	(58)
What are insects?	8	(2)
What is the difference between a butterfly and a moth?	10	(4)
Butterfly classification---How they are named	14	(2)
The evolution of butterflies	16	(2)
The butterfly life cycle	18	(6)
Butterflies as pests	24	(2)
Predators and parasites	26	(6)
The history of the study of butterflies	32	(6)
Current scientific research	38	(6)
Coloration	44	(6)
Conservation	50	(4)
Your own butterfly garden	54	(2)
How to keep and rear butterflies	56	(4)
Identification tips	60	(4)
Part 2: The Butterflies	64	(58)
Rain forest, sub-tropical, and tropical species	64	(16)
Species of sub-tropical and warmer temperate zones	77	(3)
Temperate zones	80	(26)
Temperate lowland species	87	(13)
Temperate woodland species	100	(6)
Mountain/alpine and hill species	106	(16)
Wide-ranging species	114	(8)
Part 3: Reference	122	(1)
Web sites	122	(2)
Bibliography	124