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Emperors, admirals and chimney sweepers : the weird and wonderful names of butterflies and moths / Peter Marren.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lower Dairy, Toller Fratrum, Dorset : Little Toller Books, 2019Description: 261 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781908213716
  • 190821371X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QL545 .M37 2019
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves QL545 .M27 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800177206
Total holds: 0

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.

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