Butterflies of the World, 9780691265209
Hardcover
Explore the beauty and crucial role of Earth’s diverse butterflies.
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Butterflies of the World

a guide to every subfamily

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  • Hardcover

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2025

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Summary

Butterflies of the World: A Visual Encyclopedia

A lavishly illustrated guide to the diversity of the world’s butterflies

Conspicuous for their beauty, butterflies are one of the most popular and well-studied insects. This book explores the astonishing variety of butterfly species around the world and examines their central role in maintaining a range of delicate ecosystems. Their sensitivity to changes in the environment across their life stages makes them e…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780691265209
ISBN-10:0691265208
Series:A Guide to Every Family
Author:Blanca Huertas, Shinichi Nakahara
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Imprint:Princeton University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:1 September 2025
Weight:0g
Dimensions:241mm x 171mm
About The Author

Blanca Huertas

Blanca Huertas is Principal Curator of Lepidoptera at the Natural History Museum in London, where she oversees the world’s largest collection of butterflies. Blanca’s research focuses on taxonomy, species limits, and conservation of tropical butterflies, and has been featured in scientific publications, TV, and other media around the world.

Shinichi Nakahara is Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University, where his research centers on Neotropical butterfly systematics.

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