A Naturalist’s Guide to the Butterflies of Australia

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Butterflies of Australia is an easy-to-use, introductory photographic guide to 280 species of butterfly most commonly seen in Australia. It is suitable for all levels of naturalist, and is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High-quality photographs from Australia’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habitat and habits. The user-friendly introduction covers the structure and life cycle of butterflies and their behaviour as a key to observing them. Also included is an up-to-date checklist of the butterflies of Australia encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific names and its IUCN status. The fully updated third edition includes extensive updates to the text taxonomy and many new images of the species covered.