The Charaxinae Butterflies of Africa by Stephen Frank Henning

Hardcover with dust jacket in near fine condition with the only blemish being slight fading of the spine of the dust jacket. Copiously illustrated with colour plates and photographs.

457 pp. 33.5 x 24.5 cm. 3027 g

Taken from the endflap "THE CHARAXINAE BUTTERFLIES OF AFRICA is the first comprehensive book on the spectacular butterfly genera, Charaxes, Palla and Euxanthe for the whole of the Afrotropical Region. It describes in detail all 162 known species, and these are fully illustrated in colour. In addition to the adult butterfly, all of which are illustrated full size, early stages of some 160 species and sub-species are also depicted in colour and are fully described.  The are in excess of 750 colour illustrations.

Keys to all the species and all the higher groups are provided. The final section of the book is made up of a synoptic list of all the Charaxinae species, a foodplant list and a list of species for every country in the Afrotropical region.

Three new species and 16 sub-species are also described for the first time.

This definitive and monumental work will be an indispensable guide for the scientist as well as other interested naturalists."

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