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Wings of Paradise: The Great Saturniid Moths

Door John Cody

Categorie
Algemeen Dieren
Boeknummer
#365988-KH12
Titel
Wings of Paradise: The Great Saturniid Moths
Auteur
Cody, John
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Chapel Hill/London : University of North Carolina Press
Jaar van uitgave
1996
ISBN10
0807822868
ISBN13
9780807822869
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original red boards, silvered lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs and illustrations, 4to.
Samenvatting
The lovely saturniid moth, the most majestic of insects, also has one of the most poignant and romantic life stories: born without a mouth, a stomach, or any defensive mechanism beyond camouflage, each moth lives just a few days--long enough only to mate--and then it dies. Because the moths are nocturnal, and some species are endangered, many people will glimpse these beautiful creatures only through the paintings of John Cody, who has been called 'the Audubon of Moths.'
Cody has spent a lifetime studying and painting the Great Saturniids, also known as silkmoths. In pursuit of his avocation, Cody travels frequently to distant and exotic locales to collect cocoons and learn about the moths' native environments. He then brings specimens home; as the moths emerge from their cocoons, Cody ha... (Lees verder)s only a brief time to capture and record their distinctive coloration before they die.
Seventy-two of Cody's paintings of saturniids are included here, accompanied by his commentary on the moths' life cycles, habitats, and geographical range and on the circumstances of his finding and painting each moth. A foreword by Richard S. Peigler, curator of entomology and saturniid specialist at the Denver Museum of Natural History, provides scientific background on the Saturniidae.
Pagina's
196
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 25,00

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