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His Imperial Majesty - A Natural History of the Purple Emperor (Hardcover)
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His Imperial Majesty - A Natural History of the Purple Emperor (Hardcover)
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When summer is at its zenith and the sallow foliage develops a
bluish tinge, a giant butterfly - beautiful, bold and brazen -
flies powerfully over the tree canopy. Females of this species,
wary yet determined, haunt the sallow thickets, depositing their
eggs, while the males establish treetop territories and descend to
the woodland floor in search of indelicacies to feed upon.
Mysterious, elusive and enthralling in equal measure, this is the
butterfly that Victorian collectors yearned for above all others:
His Imperial Majesty, the Purple Emperor. A wondrous enigma, the
Purple Emperor is our most elusive and least-known butterfly - we
glimpse it only through fissures in its treetop world, yet this
giant insect has fascinated us for centuries and has even inspired
its own 'Emperoring' language. Matthew Oates became captivated by
the Purple Emperor following his first sighting as a boy. He has
studied it assiduously ever since, devoting his life to trying to
unravel the Emperor's secrets. His Imperial Majesty takes us on a
journey, beginning with a dalliance into the bizarre history of our
engagement with the butterfly, with daring doings and gross
eccentricities from the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Subsequent
chapters explore all aspects of this remarkable butterfly's life
cycle, including behaviour, habitat preferences, life history and
conservation, all relayed in Matthew's unique, informative and
witty style. Not so long ago, our knowledge of the Emperor was
largely based on a blend of mythology and assumption. This book
dispels the fabrications and reveals all about the Purple Emperor -
the king of British butterflies.
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