Butterflies of Australia: Their Identification, Biology and Distribution

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CSIRO Publishing, 2000 - Nature - 976 pages
This guide for the identification of Australia's species of butterfly features nearly 400 species recognized from Australia, plus an additional 17 species from offshore islands. It includes information on their biology and distribution, as well as providing a comprehensive summary of the present state of knowledge of these insects.

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About the author (2000)

Michael F. Braby has been collecting and studying Australian butterflies for more than 25 years. Travelling across most of the Australian continent, he has gained first-hand experience of more than 75% of Australia's 416 species. He has reared and photographed numerous species and has built up an extensive private collection. Michael Braby is the author of the major two-volume standard text, Butterflies of Australia, which won the Whitley Medal in 2000. He is the author of more than 40 refereed scientific papers and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at Harvard University.

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