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Butterflies of China (4-Volume Set) [Chinese]

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By: Wu Chunseng(Editor), Xu Yufeng(Editor)
2066 pages, colour photos
Publisher: Hǎixiá Shūjú
Butterflies of China (4-Volume Set) [Chinese]
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Language: Chinese with scientific nomenclature

This 4-volume set is an in-depth fauna to the butterflies of China, including Taiwan and Hong Kong. Species profiles give a morphological description of the butterfly, its ecological habits, distribution, and classification. It provides detailed information for the research, exploration and protection of butterflies. A separate 30-page paperback booklet with a checklist giving scientific and Chinese species names is included in the box.

Features:
1. This book records the 5 existing Chinese butterfly families, including the Papilionidae, and Nymphalidae.
2. This book pictures more than 11,000 specimens, and contains more than 1500 ecological pictures. Males and female butterflies are shown separately, and seasonal and regional variants are included.
3. Includes information on identification, habits, and distribution
4. One of the most complete illustrated works on butterflies, covering approximately 1700 species, which is more than 95% of China's butterflies
5. Show the vast majority of the domestic ecological diversity of butterfly hot spot areas.
6. Produced by a team of professional scientists and top nature photographers, providing the most complete and clearest picture of butterfly diversity, facilitating the distinction between different species.
7. Features both images of museum specimens and live butterflies, appealing to both researchers and nature photography enthusiasts.

Summary in Chinese:
它以中国境内(涵盖中国台湾地区、香港地区)的蝴蝶分布为内容。全书分四卷,对蝴蝶特征描述、生态习性、分布及种数记载等进行了专业梳理、分类及编排。该书集辞典、科普、艺术图书之大成,不仅是中国蝴蝶学发展的重要里程碑,更反映出中国为人类自然与生态保护做出的重要贡献,为研究、探索、保护蝴蝶提供了翔实的资料。该书的出版,必将为中国蝴蝶的研究与收藏、蝴蝶知识的普及与欣赏、蝴蝶资源的保护与利用等方面发挥积极作用。

内文简介:

1.本书记载现有中国蝴蝶5个科,包括凤蝶科、粉蝶科、蛱蝶科、灰蝶科、弄蝶科。
2.本书共收集11000多张标本图片,1500多张生态图片。全面展示不同蝴蝶的雌雄、季节和地区特典及差异。
3.从辨识要点、习性、分布范围等方面进行描述。
4.种类最全的蝴蝶图鉴,涵盖种类多达1700多种,基本覆盖中国95%以上属级类群。
5.展示了国内绝大多数生态多样性热点地区的蝴蝶。
6.集结国内最顶尖的专业团队及生态摄影师,还原最完整、真实的蝴蝶,图片清晰,完美展示蝴蝶的特征,方便读者区分不同种类。
7.标本结合生态的形式为蝴蝶研究人员、爱好者、生态摄影爱好者提供完整的知识服务。

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World / Checklist Flora / Fauna
By: Wu Chunseng(Editor), Xu Yufeng(Editor)
2066 pages, colour photos
Publisher: Hǎixiá Shūjú
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