The butterflies of Hong Kong / M.J. Bascombe, G. Johnston, F.S. Bascombe
- Bib ID:
- 3298271
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Bascombe, M. J. (Mike J.)
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- San Diego, CA ; Sydney : Academic Press, c1999
- xiii, 422 p., [224] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0120802902 (alkaline paper)
- Summary:
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"The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is home to a significant proportion of the butterfly species of that part of the world. Some 219 species in five families and seventeen subfamilies are considered part of the fauna and all are described in this encyclopaedic reference. Keys, full colour plates and line drawings of genitalia enable identification of virtually any adult specimen that may be found. In addition there are colour plates of the immature stages of 166 species. A full text describes the biology, morphology and distribution of each species."--BOOK JACKET. "Throughout the book the emphasis is on the study of live animals, rather than collecting for its own sake. Filling study cabinets with pinned specimens can only be a part of the modern study of butterflies, and the authors are strong advocates of development of our understanding of butterflies in the field and the growth of our knowledge of their biology, ecology and conservation."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- Ch. 1. Hong Kong
- Ch. 2. Butterflies in Hong Kong
- Ch. 3. The Life Cycle
- Ch. 4. Classification and Nomenclature
- Ch. 5. Family HESPERIIDAE
- Ch. 6. Family PAPILIONIDAE
- Ch. 7. Family PIERIDAE
- Ch. 8. Family LYCAENIDAE
- Ch. 9. Family NYMPHALIDAE
- App. I. Check list and arrangement of the species
- App. II. Miscellaneous species
- App. III. Adult food sources and other attractants in Hong Kong
- App. IV. A list of known parasitoids in Hong Kong
- App. V. Rearing and recording immature stages in Hong Kong
- App. VI. A small selection of useful books and addresses.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-410) and indexes.
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