Bibliograph

Butterflies of the world, photographs by Gilles Martin ; text by Myriam Baran ; translated from the French by Simon Jones

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Label

Butterflies of the world, photographs by Gilles Martin ; text by Myriam Baran ; translated from the French by Simon Jones

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219) and indexes

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Butterflies of the world

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

61703949

Responsibility statement

photographs by Gilles Martin ; text by Myriam Baran ; translated from the French by Simon Jones

Table Of Contents

The genius of diversity -- Butterflies by day, moths by night -- Versatile mouths -- The colors and shapes of survival -- The world of caterpillars -- Insatiable appetites -- Too beautiful to touch -- From caterpillar to butterfly -- The world of butterflies and moths -- Bodies built for love -- Astonishingly keen senses -- Hordes on migration -- Lepidoptera and humans -- The birthplace of silk -- Great public and private collections -- Conservation and the future

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