lewis20126
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Are there any out there? I've got a checklist of butterflies for Vietnam but only 100 species illustrated.
cheers, alan
cheers, alan
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Andy Adcock
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This will have many of them in and it is probably the best but as you can see, it's now expensive.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BUTTERFLIE...0232&sr=8-11&keywords=butterflies+of+thailand
This multi vol set is also expensive and I don't know if it got finished, 3 vols that I know of.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Butterflie...00615&sr=8-12&keywords=butterflies+of+vietnam
Also theses which I cannot comment on
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Butterflie...900380&sr=8-1&keywords=butterflies+of+vietnam
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Common-But...00569&sr=8-11&keywords=butterflies+of+vietnam
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Ficedula
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Hi Alan
Very difficult, Butterflies of Thailand might help
not cheap, but still £300 cheaper than the Butterflies of China!
I managed to identify most of my Vietnam Butterflies that I photographed from online resources while in Vietnam and once i got back home.
These websites useful
Butterfly List and Photographs for Southern VietNam and Laos
A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China
Alexander L. Monastyrskii checked and confirmed/ reidentified my photos once I had put names on them.
you might also like to look at my photos
Dave
lewis20126
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Dave
Great, thanks very useful - I suspect I'll just rely on taking lots of photographs
cheers, alan
James Eaton
Trent Valley Crew
The Butterflies of the Malay Archipelago, Corbett & Pendlebury is very comprehensive.
Then, for a much smaller number the much more recent:
A Naturists Guide of the Butterflies of Peninsula Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, Kirton.
Then, for a much smaller number the much more recent:
A Naturists Guide of the Butterflies of Peninsula Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, Kirton.
Andy Adcock
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lewis20126
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Thanks James, just ordered both. I've got a second hand version of the 2nd edition of the first - presumably not as good as the 4th edition, but I think includes most of the plates? About £30.
cheers, alan
Andy Adcock
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Is it this, said to be in three parts?
https://www.amazon.com/Butterflies-Malay-Peninsula-S-Corbet/dp/9839681052
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lewis20126
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via Abe books; seller in East Sussex - others available from the US, inc 4th ed
cheers, alan
Andy Adcock
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Thnks Alan, I did find it in the end but stated to come in three parts or is that the single volume description, a bit confusing?
I may or may not get this, can't really see that it will have much that's not in the Thai guide?:
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lewis20126
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No idea, what I'm getting - I'll see what turns up.
I may order the Thai guide at some stage - too big to take away, but does sound very good.
cheers, alan
Ficedula
velico ergo sum
The Butterflies of the Malay Archipelago, Corbett & Pendlebury is a very nice book, although, probably needs taxonomy and nomenclature update.
My edition (4th 1992) has 26 colour plates and a further 6 which are unfortunately only monochrome, covering a large part of the Lycanidae.
When Identifying my Vietnam Butterflies i dont think i referred to it at all, but well worth having anyway.
dave
Steve Babbs
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Andy Adcock
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Steve Babbs
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Yes
Andy Adcock
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Re The Butterflies of the Malay Archipelago, Corbett & Pendlebury, this Amazon description is what confused me. Does it mean three separate volumes or that the single volume has three sections?
'This title is revised by JN Eliot. It is a revision of this major work on the Malay lepidoptera. Produced in three parts, the first part covers butterfly life history, nomenclature and classification. Part two is a discussion of all species in six families, whilst the final part is a checklist of butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, plus bibliography and index.'
I'm also getting very odd search results for this title, the other day I found none, this morning there were plenty and now my search site isn't finding a single one!?
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'This title is revised by JN Eliot. It is a revision of this major work on the Malay lepidoptera. Produced in three parts, the first part covers butterfly life history, nomenclature and classification. Part two is a discussion of all species in six families, whilst the final part is a checklist of butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, plus bibliography and index.'
I'm also getting very odd search results for this title, the other day I found none, this morning there were plenty and now my search site isn't finding a single one!?
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Steve Babbs
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I failed to find this in a search too.
Steve Babbs
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I'm presently wading through hundreds of butterfly photos from Thialand. The Felming books are proving pretty useless. The Kirton book helpful in narrowing it down and then I'm checking a number of websites. I've ordered the Corbett book in the hope that it's better than the Fleming one.
Andy Adcock
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If you're serious about ID'ing your butterflies, you have to consider buying this
https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/...-59145-_-212653&ref=imprad59145&afn_sr=impact
This is half the price that's usually asked for it
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https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/...-59145-_-212653&ref=imprad59145&afn_sr=impact
This is half the price that's usually asked for it
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Steve Babbs
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If I'd seen it for that price before I'd ordered the Malay one, I'd have gone for it. Is it much better than the Malay one? I'm in Malaysia soon. The furthest north I was on my recent trip was Khao Yai - where I saw surprisingly few butterflies - so presumably not many species will be missing.
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