Breeding the British Butterflies

Description

Breeding the British Butterflies
by P. W. Cribb

A practical handbook covering all aspects of butterfly breeding, including general techniques, equipment and hints on how to breed each of the British species.

Contents

1. Why breed butterflies?
2. Preparation of foodplants
3. Alternative foodplants
4. Foodplants for adult butterflies
5. Breeding cages
6. Disease
7. Hand-pairing techniques
8. Breeding methods and techniques
9. Notes on species:
10. Swallowtail
11. The Whites (Pieridae)
12. The Nymphalidae
13. The Satyridae
14. The Lycaenidae
15. The Duke of Burgundy
16. The Skippers (Hesperiidae)
17. Useful references