Butterfly Books and Posters

Latest from Nature Society (Singapore)

 A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Singapore

by
Gan Cheong Weei and Simon Chan Kee Mun
Nature Society (Singapore)
ISBN 9-8105-9111-3
Feb 2008


This compact (90mm x 21mm) 10-fold field guide features 140 species of
butterflies which can been found in Singapore. Each butterfly picture is
accompanied  by description, size, habitat, flight speed and rarity.
This field guide is a must have all all nature lovers !
 Errata for 1st edition

Painted Wings of Singapore
 

Painted Wings of Singapore
by
Butterfly Interest Group
Nature Society (Singapore)
Jun 2003


This attractive A3 size (297 mm x 420 mm) poster features 59 species of common butterflies in Singapore.
 

You can purchase the above butterfly field guide and poster
directly from Nature Society (Singapore) or
from Nature's Niche bookshop at the Singapore Botanical Garden.
 



For an introduction to the butterflies of Malaysian and Singapore, we recommend the following 3 books:

A Guide to Common Butterflies
of Singapore
by Steven Neo Say Hian
(Singapore Science Centre) 
Price : S$5.15
This is a compact, pocket-size book which comes in very
 handy when out in the field.

Common Malayan Butterflies
by R. Morrell
(Longman Malaysia) 
A good introductory book for beginners. Covers most of the common butterflies in Malaysia
 and Singapore.

Malaysian Butterflies
 - an Introduction
by Yong Hoi-Sen
(Tropical Press)
Price : S$43.30
This book will really wet your
 appetite. It is informative and
has colorful pictures. A very
good coffee table book !

 
For detailed reference on Malaysian and Singapore butterflies, we recommend the following 5 books:

Butterflies of West Malaysia
and Singapore  
by W.A.Fleming.
(Longman Malaysia)
Price : ??

A comprehensive field guide that
will make the task of identifying butterflies a bit easier.
Only 'disadvantage' if you are a novice
- there are only scientific names.		 The Butterflies of the
Malay Peninsula
by A.S. Corbet and H. M. Pendlebury
(The Malayan Nature Society)
Price : S$71.90

This is the definitive reference for butterflies in Malay Peninsular.
At 730+ pages, it is very comprehensive, with detailed description of each species,
it's food plant, identification key.
A 'must have' for the serious butterfly
watcher in this region.		 Butterflies of Thailand
by
Pisuth Ek-Amnuay
175 X 245 mm (7 X 10 inches)
Price : 1800 Thai Baht

Published in Dec 2006 with 868 pages featuring 1500+ species and subspecies of butterflies in Thailand, this is a must have for anyone interested in the butterflies of South East Asia.
We recommend this book as it has superb photos and contains many butterfly species from Peninsular Malaysia
 

THE LIFE HISTORIES OF ASIAN BUTTERFLIES
Vol. I
by IGARASHI Suguru and FUKUDA Haruo
 (TOKAI University Press)
Price : S$699.80
Text in Japanese and English. 572 pages

THE LIFE HISTORIES OF ASIAN BUTTERFLIES
Vol. II
by IGARASHI Suguru and FUKUDA Haruo
(TOKAI University Press)
Price : S$799.80
Text in Japanese and English. 742 pages.

These 2 volumes contain colour photographs of ovum, larvae, pupae and detailed
description of the life cycles and food plants of 682 species of Asian butterflies.
The volumes are the cumulation of 30 years of research by Igarashi and Fukuda and
contain many newly discovered life cycles of Asian butterflies.
You will be amazed by the shape and color of some of the larvae and pupae featured in the books.
A must have for any serious lepidopterist.


Books on Moths

An Introduction to the
    Moths of South East Asia
H.S. Barlow
1982, Hardback, 305 pages
ISBN 0091505187
Price : S$52.50

This is still the most useful introduction to the moths of this region and the most suitable identification guide. The opening chapters cover the anatomy and ecology of moths and how to collect and study them, there is a comprehensive taxonomic section and 50 colour plates of illustrations for easy identification.

Common Malaysian Moths
AVRIL FOX
(Longman Malaysia)
1986, Hardback, 105 pages,
32 colour plates
ISBN 0582724325
Price : RM $20


A good introductory book for beginner. Contains most commonly seen moths in Malaysia and Singaore
 


You can purchase the above mentioned books from Nature's Niche bookshop located at the Singapore Botanical Garden.
 
 
Other butterfly books

Australia
A Field Guide to Australian Butterflies - Robert Fisher (Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Limited) |
* This is a very handy field guide. It describes 200 of the approx. 385 species found in Australia.

Australian Tropical Butterflies - Peter Valentine (Frith & Frith Books)
* Absolutely beautiful pictures of about 118 species of Australian tropical butterflies. All pictures where taken of live butterflies in natural surrounding.

Butterflies of South Australia - Robert H. Fisher
*Excellent book on the life cycles of many (South Australian) species from the egg to the adult stage.


USA
Peterson Field Guides - Eastern Butterflies (Paul A. Opler/Vichi Malikul)
*Great guide to butterflies in the Eastern part of the States.

Butterflies - How to identify and attract them to your garden (Marcus Schneck) (Rodale Press)
* Wonderful book that will give you more information about butterflies and butterfly gardening. Great butterfly directory that will help you identify butterflies of North America.


Europe
Steinbachs Naturführer - Schmetterlinge
*Just in case you'd like to know what the German names for some of the European species are. Great pictures and descriptions.


Others

The Lepidoptera - Form, Function and Diversity (Malcolm J. Scoble) (Oxford University Press)
* Detailed information on biology and diversity of Lepidoptera.

Insects - The Practical Guide to Entomology (Rick Imes) (GE)
* Good illustrations. Informative. Great introduction to insects.

Eyewitness Handbooks - Butterflies and Moths (David Carter) (Dorling Kindersley)
* Butterflies and moths of the world.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World (Paul Smart)

Schmetterlinge - Familien - Lebensraum - Wissenswertes >(Alain Eid + Michael Viard) (Karl Müller Verlag)
* Butterflies and moths of the world.