401 pp + 8 colour plates depicting 40 threatened species, large 8vo (9 7/16" H). Contents: How to use this book; The swallowtail butterflies: an introduction to the family and its conservation; Swallowtails of the world: their nomenclature, distribution and conservation status; Analysis of critical faunas; Trade in swallowtail butterflies; Reviews of threatened species; Appendices (List of Papilionidae in threatened categories / Papilionidae that require further monitoring and research); Index; Plates. Previous owner's sticker on front pastedown, one tiny corner bump, light wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light edge wear and wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, one small edge tear archivally taped.
Title: THREATENED SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLIES OF THE WORLD. THE IUCN RED DATA BOOK.
ISBN Number: 2880326036
ISBN-13: 9782880326036
Location Published: Gland, Switzerland, IUCN: 1985
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good-
Categories: Natural History, Canada - Natural History
Seller ID: 24887
Keywords: angola, apollo, banded, baroniinae, batwing, blue, burmese, butterflies, cattle heart, cites, clubtail, conservation, distribution, faunas, graphium, leptocercini, monitoring., nomenclature, papilionidae, papilioninae, papilionini, parnassiinae, parnassiini, research, swallowtail, swallowtails, swordtail, threatened species, trade, troidini, zebra, zerynthiini
