{"product_id":"lepidoptera-of-southern-africa-host-plants-catalogue-kroon-1999","title":"Lepidoptera of Southern Africa by D.M. Kroon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLepidoptera of Southern Africa (Kroon's 1999 Host-Plant Catalogue, Softcover)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Landmark Catalogue of Host-Plants and Associations for the Butterflies and Moths of Southern Africa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lepidoptera of Southern Africa: Host-Plants \u0026amp; Other Associations: A Catalogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e D.M. Kroon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e the author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lepidopterists' Society of Africa and D.M. Kroon, Jukskei Park, South Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1999\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0620249161\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's green textured card wrappers with gilt lettering to the front cover, perfect bound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large-format softcover, approximately A4 proportions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The dark green leather-grain textured wrappers are clean, with bright gilt title lettering to the front cover and no obvious marks or damage. The author's name at the lower right is printed faintly. The spine edge is squared and tidy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The title page and copyright page are clean, with no foxing or markings. A printed slip reading 'Sponsorship received after printing' is laid in. No inscriptions, stamps or ownership marks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1999 by the Lepidopterists' Society of Africa, Lepidoptera of Southern Africa: Host-Plants \u0026amp; Other Associations: A Catalogue brings together the scattered literature on the plants on which southern African butterflies and moths feed, along with other recorded associations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe catalogue grew out of a database maintained by the author, Douglas Kroon, which included records from his own rearings. It was welcomed on publication as a major contribution towards closing the gap in knowledge of the early stages of southern African Lepidoptera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt remains a working reference. The Caterpillar Rearing Group still uses it as a basis for identifying known host associations, and it continues to be cited in recent entomological literature on southern African moths. A useful and collectible copy for lepidopterists, naturalists and students of South African natural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: D.M. Kroon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDouglas Mervyn Kroon (1940-2020) was a retired medical doctor and a dedicated lepidopterist who served as president of the Lepidopterists' Society of Africa. He co-edited Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa (1978) with C.G.C. Dickson, and co-compiled Southern African Lepidoptera: A Series of Cross-Referenced Indices (1986) with Lajos Vári.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also co-authored the Classification and Checklist of southern African Lepidoptera with Vári and Martin Krüger in 2002. 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