- Paperback: 80 pages
- Publisher: Siri Scientific Press (16 July 2009)
- ISBN-10: 0955863627
- ISBN-13: 978-0955863622
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.8 x 0.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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The butterflies of West Africa are generally well known, but there are no country-by-country field guides for the interested amateur naturalist. The butterfly fauna of The Gambia is not particularly diverse in a West African context, but it does contain interesting elements of both Sudanian and Guinean Savannah species, because the country is located at the interface of these two major biomes. As a result of the distinct wet and dry seasons there are different butterfly species assemblages at different times of the year, with some species present year round. The rainy season and early in the dry season (November and December) are certainly the best times to see the greatest diversity of these magnificent insects. However, despite their highly apparent nature, there is still a great deal we do not know about the Gambian butterfly fauna, including the true diversity of species that occur within the country. Indeed, several species are recorded for the first time in this book, which with more than 230 close-up colour macrophotos will permit the identification of all butterfly species likely to be encountered on a visit to The Gambia. The author is a Visiting Research Fellow in the Faculty of Life Sciences at The University of Manchester. He has spent several years in The Gambia and is also the author of several other field guides in addition to numerous scientific papers.
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One of a trio of Field Guides on Gambia from the prolific pen of Dr David Penney; one of the others being a more general introduction to wildlife and a more specialist volume, just added, on spiders of Gambia.
i discovered the Field Guide to butterflies at one of the lodges I stayed at but being there only a few days, I missed it terribly when we moved on. Like the birds, butterflies are numerous and often strikingly beautiful in Gambia and I photographed many, most of which I was able to identify subsequently when I arrived home and purchased this volume from Amazon. Being relatively light and slim but beautifully illustrated with photographs of most of the species described, it is an essential travelling companion for anyone travelling to Gambia with an interest in the wildlife.
i discovered the Field Guide to butterflies at one of the lodges I stayed at but being there only a few days, I missed it terribly when we moved on. Like the birds, butterflies are numerous and often strikingly beautiful in Gambia and I photographed many, most of which I was able to identify subsequently when I arrived home and purchased this volume from Amazon. Being relatively light and slim but beautifully illustrated with photographs of most of the species described, it is an essential travelling companion for anyone travelling to Gambia with an interest in the wildlife.
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