Description: Hawkmoths of Australia : Identification, Biology and Distribution, Hardcover by Moulds, Maxwell S.; Tuttle, James P.; Lane, David A., ISBN 1486302815, ISBN-13 9781486302819, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Hawkmoths are large charismatic insects with highly variable and colourful larvae. Some species are specialised in their habitat preferences, but others are widespread and often encountered in gardens. However, little is known about most species, and associating the adults with their larvae has previously been difficult or impossible. This book allows identification of all of the Australian hawkmoths for the first time and treats species found on mainland Australia and all offshore islands. It presents previously undescribed life histories of nearly all species and provides a comprehensive account of hawkmoth biology, including new parasitoids and their hawkmoth hosts. Detailed drawings and photographs show the external and internal morphology of adults and immatures, and eggs, larval instars and pupa. Keys are provided for last instar larvae and pupae of the 71 species that the authors have reared. A glossary, appendices to parasitoids and larval foodplants, an extensive reference list with bibliographical notes and a comprehensive index conclude th. The wealth of new information in this book makes it an essential reference for anyone interested in these
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Book Title: Hawkmoths of Australia : Identification, Biology and Distribution
Number of Pages: 424 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Hawkmoths of Australia : Identification, Biology and Distribution
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Subject: Animals / Butterflies & Moths, Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates, Life Sciences / Biology, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology
Publication Year: 2020
Item Weight: 70.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Nature, Science
Item Length: 11.7 in
Author: David A. Lane, Maxwell S. Moulds, James P. Tuttle
Series: Entomology Ser.
Item Width: 8.3 in
Format: Hardcover
