Butterflies
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Their Natural History and Diversity
It would be nice to think that butterflies had something to do with butter, like the bread-and-butterfly Alice encounters behind the looking-glass. The Old English word butterfloege, from which “butterfly” probably derives, may have been inspired by the butter-yellow wings of the Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni). It may also come from the belief that butterflies hovering around milk pails were actually witches in disguise, there to steal the cream. The peculiar word “caterpillar” is supposed to come from the Old French chatepelose, meaning “hairy cat” or, roughly, “fuzzball.” Or maybe it comes from catte, meaning “food,” and piller, meaning “pillager,” in recognition of its voracious appetite. We don’t know for sure.
Written in clear, easily readable language and relying little on jargon, this coffee-table-style book will interest anyone captivated by this unique group of insects. Highly recommended. All library collections.
–Choice
This gorgeous book reveals a wonder on nearly every page and will enthrall natural history enthusiasts both amateur and expert alike.
–Library Journal (starred review)
This visual feast reveals a multitude of butterfly and moth species from around the globe. Here are some of the most colorful, spectacular and sometimes weird examples of the world’s butterflies and moths. Vibrant color photographs and macro images complement the enlightening text written by zoologist Ronald Orenstein, who explains the scientific curiosities of these amazing insects. He makes clear how to differentiate between butterflies and moths; how caterpillars camouflage themselves; and how their feeding strategies and evolutionary adaptations help them prevail in the wild.
Butterflies has seven sections which provide comprehensive coverage of Lepidoptera. It includes the following and much more:
Introduction to Butterflies: What are butterflies?; Color Patterns; Courtship; Migration; and Climate Change
Butterfly Diversity: Swallowtails; Skippers; Whites, Sulphurs and Yellows; Milkweed Butterflies; Fritillaries; Emperors; Gossamer-winged Butterflies; Metalmarks
Butterfly Wings: Flight; Color; Tails and Ornaments; Eyespots
Butterfly Life History: Mating; Eggs; Caterpillars; Metamorphosis
What Butterflies Eat: Feeding Apparatus; Flowers; Rotting Fruit; Drinking; Puddling
Butterflies in their Environment: Predators; Camouflage; Mimicry; Overwintering
Myriad of Moths: includes Day-Flying Moths; Silks; Giants; Mimicry; Wing Pattern; Defense.
With stunning photography, authoritative natural history and an elegant design, Butterflies brings to abundant life the unfathomable beauty and variety of butterflies and moths.
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Ronald Orenstein
Ronald Orenstein is a zoologist, lawyer and wildlife conservationist who has written extensively on natural history issues. His most recent books are Ivory, Horn and Blood and Hummingbirds. He lives in Toronto.