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His imperial majesty : a natural history of the Purple Emperor / Matthew Oates.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oates, M. R. (Matthew R.), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Purple emperor butterfly--Great Britain.
- Purple emperor butterfly.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2020.
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 A glorious history p. 19
- Chapter 2 The modern era p. 37
- Chapter 3 The Purple Empire p. 67
- Chapter 4 Introduction to the adult stage p. 75
- Chapter 5 Beauty as a weapon: the male Purple Emperor p. 111
- Chapter 6 The Empress: a life apart p. 159
- Chapter 7 Looking for Purple Emperors p. 181
- Chapter 8 Habitats and breeding grounds p. 195
- Chapter 9 Sallow identification and preferences: a veritable nightmare p. 211
- Chapter 10 Eggs and late summer larvae p. 223
- Chapter 11 Hibernation and the winter months p. 239
- Chapter 12 Spring larvae and the pupal stage p. 257
- Chapter 13 Adventures with remarkable caterpillars p. 273
- Chapter 14 Looking for Purple Emperor eggs and larvae p. 285
- Chapter 15 The Purple land that England gained p. 293
- Chapter 16 Conservation issues p. 307.
- Notes:
- Includes indexes.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781472950130
- 1472950135
- Publisher Number:
- 99985464996
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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