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'A much-needed guide – you can't truly understand a moth or a butterfly without first getting to know the caterpillar.' – Nick Baker This beautifully illustrated field guide covers caterpillars of the moth and butterfly species that are most likely to be encountered in the British Isles. The comprehensive introduction covers how to study caterpillars and provides a window into their diverse natural histories, while the species accounts cover status, field characters, similar species, habitat, foodplant and field notes, and are accompanied with up-to-date distribution maps.
From Ivy: Butterflies and moths are among the most studied creatures in nature. Caterpillars, the juvenile stage, are just as diverse and alluring--and deserve to be admired and observed just as closely. Now, with The Book of Caterpillars, they can be. This taxonomic survey profiles 600 key species from around the world, with spectacular imagery and authoritative text. Each entry details the attributes of the species, uncovers their camouflage and forms, and describes the defenses that they employ. Photographs show both a life-size view and a magnified close-up, and every entry also includes an engraving of the adult, a population distribution map, and a table of essential information. A definitive resource for all enthusiasts.
This work provides information on over 500 British and European caterpillars. The caterpillars are grouped by their foodplant making identification simple as species are shown where they are likely to be found.
This is the first comprehensive photo-illustrated guide to the caterpillars of butterflies and macro-moths. The book illustrates over 850 different species, or about 95% of resident, extinct, regular or irregular immigrant species to the British Isles. All specimens are photographed in natural situations upon the relevant foodplants, including many varieties indigenous to continental Europe. Many of the species have never been illustrated as caterpillars before, either by artwork or by photography. This work has received unreserved support from the best and most competent entomologists. Though the book illustrates British species, it is most valuable for lepidopterists all over Europe and es...
What do the caterpillars eat? Where do butterflies lay their eggs? How long do butterflies live? Discover the amazing stages of different life cycles and learn how different species are born, grow up, and reproduce with this stunning series. Packed with amazing photographs of every stage, labelled diagrams to explain growth and development, fascinating facts, and discussion points for further learning.
Simple text and photographs show the evolution of a moth, from its beginning stages as a caterpillar to an adult.
Describing life processes of caterpillars through a hands-on approach, this book explains their lifecycle and that they are the larvae of butterflies and moths. It emphasises the importance of identifying the plant on which a a caterpillar is found, so that it can be fed the right food. It looks at how caterpillars avoid predators, for example, how they may hide rolled up in leaves, be camouflaged to look like twigs, or store poison in their skin. The caterpillar's hibernation and butterfly migration are also illustrated in this book, which is one of a series which gives simple instructions explaining how to find, indentify, collect and study specific minibeasts. It also shows how to make a home, feed and care for them, how to release them successfully back into the wild, how to keep observational records of daily lives and where to find out more.
Simple text introduces caterpillars, including facts on what they look like, how they behave, what they eat, and how they change into butterflies.