The disappearance of butterflies
Reichholf, Josef2020
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In the last 50 years our butterfly populations have declined by more than 80% and butterflies are now facing the very real prospect of extinction. It is hard to remember the time when fields and meadows were full of these beautiful, delicate creatures - today we rarely catch a glimpse of the Wild Cherry Sphinx moths, Duke of Burgundy or the even once common Small Tortoiseshell butterflies. The eminent entomologist Josef H. Reichholf began studying butterflies in the late 1950s. He brings a lifetime of scientific experience and expertise to bear on one of the great environmental catastrophes of our time. He takes us on a journey into the wonderful world of butterflies - from the small nymphs that emerge from lakes in air bubbles to the trusting purple emperors drunk on toad poison - and immerses us in a world that we are in danger of losing forever.
Main title:
The disappearance of butterflies / Josef H. Reichholf ; translated by Gwen Clayton.
Author:
Reichholf, Josef, authorClayton, Gwen, translator
Imprint:
Cambridge : Polity Press, 2020.
Collation:
260 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Translated from the German.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781509539796 (hbk. :)
Language:
EnglishGerman
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BRN:
1179691
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