Emperors, admirals and chimney sweepers : the weird and wonderful names of butterflies and moths /
Marren, Peter,
Emperors, admirals and chimney sweepers : the weird and wonderful names of butterflies and moths / Peter Marren. - 261 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-245) and indexes.
Introduction -- A note on names -- Book one. Butterflies and moths acquire their names. In the beginning ; The theatre of insects ; At last! : naming begins ; Enter the artists ; The Aurelians ; Georgian imaginations ; The invention of Latin names ; Enter the Victorians ; Naming the tinies -- Book two. An A to Z of weird and wonderful names -- Historical names of butterflies and moths.
9781908213716 190821371X
Butterflies--Nomenclature.
Butterflies--Nomenclature (Popular)
Moths--Nomenclature.
Moths--Nomenclature (Popular)
English language--Etymology--Names.
QL545 / .M37 2019
Emperors, admirals and chimney sweepers : the weird and wonderful names of butterflies and moths / Peter Marren. - 261 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-245) and indexes.
Introduction -- A note on names -- Book one. Butterflies and moths acquire their names. In the beginning ; The theatre of insects ; At last! : naming begins ; Enter the artists ; The Aurelians ; Georgian imaginations ; The invention of Latin names ; Enter the Victorians ; Naming the tinies -- Book two. An A to Z of weird and wonderful names -- Historical names of butterflies and moths.
9781908213716 190821371X
Butterflies--Nomenclature.
Butterflies--Nomenclature (Popular)
Moths--Nomenclature.
Moths--Nomenclature (Popular)
English language--Etymology--Names.
QL545 / .M37 2019