The Book of Indian Butterflies
 The Book of Indian Butterflies describes 735 species of butterflies, occurring in the Indian subcontinent. Most of the species have been described and illustrated with colour plates of specimens from the Society’s Collections and colour photographs of butterflies from across the country in their natural habitats. There are also colour photographs illustrating the life history of different groups and their adaptations.
Besides highlighting the rich biodiversity of India’s butterfly fauna, this book will be a highly enjoyable guide to these winged jewels of nature. The book deals not only in the biology and identification of butterflies, but also has sections on butterfly watching and photography, and even guides the readers to plan their own butterfly garden. The aim is to bring people closer to nature.
Author: Isaac Kehimkar is an avid naturalist, a keen nature photographer and writer, who regularly contributes photographs and articles to various nature publications. Currently working as General Manager, Programmes of the BNHS, which he joined in 1979, he is the Joint Editor of the Society’s quarterly natural history magazine, Hornbill. He is also the referee for papers on butterflies for the Journal of the BNHS, a premier peer reviewed scientific journal now in its 104th volume. He is also a Full Bright Fellow.
Published works include
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Common Butterflies of India (1992): published by World Wide Fund for Nature-India/ Oxford University Press. (Co-author)
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Identification Manual for Indian Wildlife-Butterflies Section (1996): Published by Ministry of Environment & Forests / World Wide Fund for Nature- India.
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Moths of India - An introduction (1997): BNHS/National Council for Science and Technology.
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Incredible Insects (2000): Published by Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad.
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Book of Indian Wildflowers (2000): Published by BNHS/ Oxford University Press.
Published by: Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford University Press
Specifications:
Size: 22 x 14 cm (closed) (vertical layout)
No of pages: xvi + 504
No of illustrations: up to 500 colour photographs + colour plates
Hardbound
Price: Rs. 1,500/- (INR).
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