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The core area of the site are the species pages with photos of the life cycles and habitats. At the moment there are 1714 species of Lepidoptera available from 27 families. Besides you can find 503 species of Orthoptera. The total number of images is 64139.
My Website is addressed to entomologists as well as to hobbyists or interested laypersons. It is not aimed to be an determination site because for the correct determination of species you will need approprate literature and experience.
The main target is to give an overview of the interesting details in the ecology of the species and to boost the pleasure about the loveliness of the endangered nature. I would be very pleased if I was able to contribute a litte bit to the knowledge, interest and conservation of these in Europe often threatened insects.
Because I'm not a native speaker and my shool time is long ago, I apologize for the sometimes surely bumpy translation into English. I hope you enjoy the site anyway.
European Butterflies and Zygaenids
Gregor Markl & Wolfgang Wagner
20 volumes, 8560 pages in total, in English
Format: 25x30 cm, hardcover, thread binding
Area: Rhone-North Cape-Eastern Hungary-Croatia-Marseille as well as all species from Romania
353 species, including 42 Zygaenidae
All pre-imaginal stages and imagines as well as larval and imaginal habitats
Contents:
Volume 1: Introduction; Life cycle; Threats and conservation
Volume 2: Habitats
Volume 3: Identification plates (adults, eggs, pupae and mature larvae); Papilionidae
Volume 4: Hesperiidae
Volume 5: Zygaenidae I (Procridinae, Chalcosiinae, Zygaeninae I)
Volume 6: Zygaenidae II (Zygaeninae II)
Volume 7: Zygaenidae III (Zygaeninae III)
Volume 8: Pieridae
Volume 9: Riodinidae and Lycaenidae I (Theclini, Eumaeini, Lycaenini)
Volume 10: Lycaenidae II (Polyommatini I)
Volume 11: Lycaenidae III (Polyommatini II)
Volume 12: Lycaenidae IV (Polyommatini III)
Volume 13: Nymphalidae I (Danainae, Charaxinae, Libytheinae, Nymphalini, Limenitidinae, Apaturinae)
Volume 13: Nymphalidae II (Argynnini)
Volume 14: Nymphalidae III (Melitaeini I)
Volume 15: Nymphalidae IV (Melitaeini II, Coenonymphini)
Volume 16: Nymphalidae V (Melanargiini, Maniolini, Elymniini)
Volume 17: Nymphalidae VI (Satyrini I)
Volume 18: Nymphalidae VII (Satyrini II)
Volume 19: Nymphalidae VIII (Erebiini II)
Volume 20: Nymphalidae IX (Erebiini III)
In addition to the species pages, etc.:
- Identification pages for all upper and lower sides of moths for females and males (if different)
- Identification pages for all adult caterpillars, including different colour variations
- Overview pages of all eggs and pupae for all families and many subfamilies
- Overview table of all caterpillar food plants with associated butterfly species
- Introduction and lifestyle: all behaviours, richly illustrated
- Habitats with associated typical butterfly species
Later and now already at NHBS: 1500 €; more information available there, e.g. selected sample pages:
https://www.nhbs.com/european-butterflies-and-zygaenids-20-volume-set-book?bkfno=270228
If interested: email markl@uni-tuebingen.de, subject: BOOKS
60% prepayment in April
![Cucullia artemisiae: Larva, head (Hoyerswerda, September 2012) [N]](bilder1/noctuidae/artemisiae_5rpe2012.jpg "Cucullia artemisiae: Larva, head (Hoyerswerda, September 2012) [N]")
Cucullia artemisiae: Larva, head (Hoyerswerda, September 2012) [N]
