Pocket Guide to Butterflies of East Africa

Butterflies are among the most familiar and popular of all the insects, and butterfly watching makes an absorbing hobby. This handy, compact guide serves as an introduction to the amazing butterfly diversity of East Africa. It introduces 246 of the more common, spectacular and interesting species found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.

 

Each species account features:

 

  - concise text describing key identification features, habits,habitat and larval food plants;

 

  - full-colour photographs;

 

  - distribution maps showing the butterfly’s range.

 

This handy guide should prove invaluable to beginners andmore experienced butterfly enthusiasts alike.