Field Guide to Insects of South Africa
- ISBN-10
- 1775845842
- ISBN-13
- 9781775845843
- Category
- Insects
- Pages
- 526
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-04
- Publisher
- Struik Nature Field Guides
- Authors
- Mike Picker, Charles Griffiths, Alan Weaving
Description
Now comprehensively updated and expanded to feature over 1,500 species and insect groups in South Africa - the most common, most economically and ecologically important, interesting and attractive insects in the region. It features vivid photographs, detailed accounts covering identification, biology, distribution and related species, a helpful int
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Other editions
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- 2012-05-30
- 444 pages
- Paperback
- Penguin Random House South Africa
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