Butterflies and MothsThe Dorling Kindersley Handbooks are the most visually appealing guides on the natural world in the book marketplace. Featuring more than 500 full-color illustrations and photographs, along with detailed annotations, Dorling Kindersley Handbooks make identification easy and accurate. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 6 |
How This Book Works | 9 |
Butterfly or Moth? | 10 |
Copyright | |
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abdomen AFROTROPICAL ARCTIIDAE Asia to Japan Australia Author Cramer Author Fabricius band black markings black spots blackish brown blue bluish body caterpillar feeds caterpillar is black caterpillar is green Central characteristic color common name dark brown darker DISTRIBUTION Found DISTRIBUTION Occurs DISTRIBUTION Widespread eyespots Family GEOMETRIDAE Family LYCAENIDAE Species Family NOCTUIDAE Family NYMPHALIDAE Species feathered antennae Females are larger Flight Family Flight O Habitat foliage forewing tips forewings GEOMETRIDAE gray grayish brown Habitat Species HESPERIIDAE hindwing margin hindwing tails hindwing Wingspan hindwings Family HOLARCTIC India known to feed LASIOCAMPIDAE LYMANTRIIDAE Malaysia moth NEARCTIC NEOTROPICAL NOCTUIDAE NOTODONTIDAE PALEARCTIC paler PAPILIONIDAE Papua New Guinea patches pattern PIERIDAE plants pupa purplish reddish brown SATURNIIDAE sexes are similar slender South America SPHINGIDAE STAGES The caterpillar STAGES The hairy stripes suffused SWALLOWTAIL temperate Asia tropical upperside variable white markings white spots wing margins Wingspan Wingspan 1-2 yellow yellowish white