A practical and illustrated guide for identifying the main diurnal and nocturnal butterflies of the Province of Buenos Aires. Methods and techniques for breeding, collecting, and preserving butterflies.
Main content:
Introduction and conservation: Reflect on biodiversity, habitat loss, and the need to conserve and breed Lepidoptera.
Generalities and morphology: Describe the anatomy of butterflies (head, thorax, abdomen, antennae, wings), their developmental stages (egg, larva/caterpillar, pupa/chrysalis, imago) and the differences between diurnal and nocturnal butterflies.
Variations: Explain concepts of aberrations, sexual dimorphism, gynandromorphs, and mimicry.
Classification and taxonomy: Guide to scientific nomenclature and abbreviations.
Illustrated species guide: Details families (such as Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Heliconiidae, Acraeidae, Ithomiidae, Morphidae, among others), genera and species present in the province of Buenos Aires, accompanied by photographs and information on host plants, wingspan and habits.
Author: Andrés Eugenio Varga (Founder and Director of the "Butterflies of the World" Museum).
Photography, Drawing and Designs: Professor Guillermo A. Ehrhardt.
