Tekst achterflap

All about very special animal species in a unique world region: Simultaneous visual experience and exciting research on butterflies and moths based on over 1,000 carefully evaluated and analyzed photos.

Madagascaris regarded as a jewel of nature, where due to its isolated location away fromall continents, a very unique flora and fauna could develop with numerousspecies that are found nowhere else in the world. This includes an amazing andunique variety of butterflies – and especially moths, which are systematically presentedhere for the first time in detail. All displayed animalswere photographed alive, as they were captured at night by Armin Dett with thehelp of a light trap and then released.
Incooperation with leading collections and scientists they were identified andassigned, their genus families characterized and described. The book not onlymakes you marvel at nature's amazing creativeness, but also provides anidentification guide and is a valuable research tool. Furthermore, it is animportant record of the current time, as climate change and habitat destructiondue to clearing and population growth threaten this natural paradise in theIndian Ocean.

Beschrijving

All about very special animal species in a unique world region: Simultaneous visual experience and exciting research on butterflies and moths based on over 1,000 carefully evaluated and analyzed photos.

Madagascaris regarded as a jewel of nature, where due to its isolated location away fromall continents, a very unique flora and fauna could develop with numerousspecies that are found nowhere else in the world. This includes an amazing andunique variety of butterflies – and especially moths, which are systematically presentedhere for the first time in detail. All displayed animalswere photographed alive, as they were captured at night by Armin Dett with thehelp of a light trap and then released.
Incooperation with leading collections and scientists they were identified andassigned, their genus families characterized and described. The book not onlymakes you marvel at nature's amazing creativeness, but also provides anidentification guide and is a valuable research tool. Furthermore, it is animportant record of the current time, as climate change and habitat destructiondue to clearing and population growth threaten this natural paradise in theIndian Ocean.

Details