Butterflies of the Indian Region

Previous books on Indian butterflies have been almost entirely concerned with their Identification. They dealt with them as objects to collect rather then as living breathing animals. They provided excellent though sometimes complicated keys for the proper recognition of the butterflies after they had become specimens for the store boxes, but told little of how these interesting and attractive insects lived. It is mainly in this respect that butterflies of the Indian Region is different. For beside the lavish illustrations and workman like keys and descriptions for identification, it provides authentic concise information conceding the early stages. Foodstuffs of the caterpillars, enemies, habits and ecology and many other aspects that primarily concern the living insect.