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Saturniidae of the World (Pfauenspinner der Welt): Their Life Stages from the Eggs to the Adults

by Lampe, R.E.

Publisher : Pfeil Verlag
Illustrations : 336 col plates (2949 photos), 9 col + 2 b/w text figs

Our customers have given this title an average rating of 5 out of 5 from 1 review(s)

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Text English. There are about 1,400 species of Saturniidae worldwide. The author has studied over 300 of these species for 30 years and presents here his photographs of the life stages from the egg, through the larval stages and pupation, to the adult moth. The result is a unique documentation

of the metamorphosis of these fascinating insects

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Richard Peigler on 2/2/2015 5:08:36 AM

(5 out of 5)

This is the nicest book on Saturniidae ever published, because it has all of the world's saturniids under one cover. If I could only own one book on Saturniidae, it would be this one. There are color photos of every stage (eggs, larvae of each instar, pupae, cocoons, pinned adult moths) for almost every species. The appendix tells the hostplants that Lampe used to rear each species. There are hundreds of species treated, including many rare ones, and all of the large and famous ones from all over the world. The price is surprisingly low for such a great book. If you buy it, you will not be disappointed.