NEW BOOK ON MOTHS OF COLOMBIA IS AVAILABLE
Polillas de Colombia Guía de campo
(Moths of Colombia-Field Guide) by Rodrigo Bernal and Blanca Martínez, 700 pp., 15 x 23 x 2.8 cm.
ISBN 978-958-49-9014-3.
Published in March 2023 by Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Sociedad Antioqueña de Ornitología (SAO), and Jardín Botánico del Quindío. Printed by Panamericana Formas e impresos, Bogotá.
Text is in Spanish.
Price (outside Colombia): USD $38 plus postage (shipping via DHL ranges between USD 28 and 45).
Payment for foreign orders through international bank transfer, Western Union or PayPal.
To place an order contact: Rodrigo Bernal at
rgbernalg@gmail.com
(wa +57 320 841 4010).
This is the first comprehensive moth identification guide ever published in print for a Latin American country and is one of the few in the world for a tropical country. It includes 2,065 species of Colombian moths. The text (in Spanish) accompanying each plate includes information on size, global and altitudinal distribution, occurrence in biogeographical regions and departments, abundance or rarity, and places where the species may be observed. For many species, information on ecology or other aspects and data regarding the individuals shown in the plate are included as well.
The guide is illustrated with beautiful color images of living individuals, taken by the authors and almost one hundred other people throughout the country, from the San Andrés archipelago and the Caribbean coasts to the Amazon River, and from the Pacific coast to the borders with Venezuela and Brazil. The species treated are grouped in 304 color plates and include 34 families, which cover the most common and striking moths that the reader may encounter on travels throughout Colombia.
There are also profusely illustrated chapters explaining about moths and how they differ from butterflies, their classification, ecological importance, and survival strategies. Hints are given on the best way to observe and photograph moths.
