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Guide to the Butterflies of Russia
and Adjacent Territories, Volume 1
Hesperiidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Satyridae

Edited by Vasily K. Tuzov
October 1997
Pensoft
ISBN: 954-642-018-2
480 pages, illustrated; 9" x 12"
$283.50 hardcover

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A unique full-color book devoted to a relatively popular, guide-like assessment of four most beautiful butterfly families in the scope of the fauna of the entire former Soviet Union (FSU). A historical review is provided of lepidopterological research and of some of its key figures in Russia, dating back to the early 18th century. Over 400 butterfly species or subspecies, including four Central Asian species new to science, are documented from the FSU, each supplied with a brief account of its taxonomy, status, ecology, biology, variability, and distribution. Almost every taxon is illustrated by 1:1 color photographs of the male and female both from above and beneath, with several old and new specimens involved. In the cases of sibling/similar forms, their genitalic distinguishing characters are depicted as well. Based on butterfly distribution patterns, a general zoogeographical division of the FSU is proposed. In addition, several dozen beautiful photographs display a number of habitats/landscapes supporting some most interesting/picturesque butterflies in the FSU. Designed for professional and amateur entomologists, all lovers of butterflies and Nature.

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