Birdwing Field Guide to Indian Moths

Field / Identification Guide

By: V Shubhalaxmi(Author), Roger C Kendrick(Foreword By)

460 pages, 156 plates with 1000+ colour photos

Publisher: Birdwing Publishers

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ISBN: 9788193173602 Paperback Jan 2018 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 2-4 months
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Language: English

This is the first field guide to Indian moths, featuring descriptions of 773 species of 38 micro- and macro-moth families. These are depicted on 156 colour plates in over 1000 colour photos. The species descriptions includes text and symbols, the latter indicating habitat preferences, sexual dimorphism, proboscis type, pest status, biology, and distribution. The guide coins common names for most moth species. Introductory chapters include information on moth studies, distribution, taxonomy, moth behaviour, moth defences, breeding biology, identification of moths, moth photography, moth education, and the role of moths. In addition, there is an introductory sectio for each moth family.