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A Naturalist's Guide To The Insects Of Aotearoa New Zealand
Series: Naturalists' Guides
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A Naturalist's Guide to the Insects of Aotearoa New Zealand is an easy-to-use, introductory photographic guide to New Zealand's insects that is perfect for resident and visitor alike. It includes the familiar faces of Aotearoa's most common insect species, whilst also introducing the iconic, rare and...
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Naturalist's Guide to the Insects of Aotearoa New Zealand is an easy-to-use, introductory photographic
guide to New Zealand's insects that is perfect for resident and visitor alike.
It includes the familiar faces of Aotearoa's most common insect species, whilst
also introducing the iconic, rare and threatened.
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Description
A
Naturalist's Guide to the Insects of Aotearoa New Zealand is an easy-to-use, introductory photographic
guide to New Zealand's insects that is perfect for resident and visitor alike.
It includes the familiar faces of Aotearoa's most common insect species, whilst
also introducing the iconic, rare and threatened.
High-quality
photographs from the author and the regions's top nature photographers are
accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size,
distribution, habits and habitats, and conservation information. The
user-friendly introduction covers geography and climate, habitats, insect
identification and a glossary. The final section contains an all-important
checklist of all of the insect families of New Zealand encompassing risk
category and New Zealand conservation status.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781913679675
Publisher: John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 September 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
Illustration: 280 colour photographs plus map
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 180.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Samuel Purdie is a budding conservation scientist with a focus on herpetology and entomology. He is also a passionate science educator and award-winning wildlife photographer who originally hails from Rotorua, New Zealand. He has a BSc in Zoology/Ecology, a PGDip in Wildlife Management and an MSc in Wildlife Management; all of which he received from Otakou Whakaihu Waka/The University of Otago. Samuel spends much of his time researching threatened native insects and advocating for Aotearoa's unsung wildlife. Ever since he was a child, he has been obsessed with creepy crawlies and he is now on a mission to change people's perceptions about these vulnerable, and misunderstood, creatures.
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