A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Hong Kong

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Butterflies of Hong Kong is an easy-to-use introductory photographic guide to 235 butterfly species most commonly seen in Hong Kong.

High quality photographs from Hong Kong’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, wing size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers the origins of butterflies, their physical characteristics, butterfly family trees, an analysis of patterns of behaviour and details of where to see butterflies in Hong Kong. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the butterflies of Hong Kong encompassing, for each species, its common English, Chinese and scientific name, and status in Hong Kong.