As Shown. In very good condition with removed sticker on inside cover.

Butterflies of the South Pacific

Hard cover, 239 pages, 1974, 22cm x 18cm

From Kiribati, Tuvalu and Fiji in the west, to the far-flung Marquesas and Austral Islands in French Polynesia in the east, this book surveys (and discovers) the butterfly inhabitants of these tropical islands, including Hawaii.

Butterflies are not fragile flying insects: their distribution across a wild and expansive Pacific Ocean proves otherwise. Long ago they colonized by flight isolated and tiny atolls, and they continue to claim new territory.

Others came by land bridges when sea levels were lower, to mark out their distribution and perhaps establish new species. More recently, people have made their way into the South Pacific region; the final chapter considers the impacts of human migration and population growth and identifies conservation issues.

Brian Patrick is the co-author of several books on natural history and invertebrates and a frequent contributor to BUTTERFLIES magazine.

Have a good look at the photos as they make an integral part of the description.

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