BUTTERFLIES OF TURKEY
Updated May 18, 2008
BOOKS:
Interested booksellers should contact Ms. Sena Uzunoglu in Turkey about ordering, shipment, etc.
1. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF TURKEY: A photographic field guide to the butterflies of Turkey by Ahmet Baytaş. Published by NTV Books, Istanbul, Turkey, October 2007. Includes over 750 photographs of butterflies taken in their natural habitats and the species accounts of 344 species.
The book is now available in selected bookstores in larger cities in Turkey. It is also available for domestic on-line purchase from the publisher at:
In Europe, it is now available at:
http://www.pembooks.demon.co.uk/
http://www.insecta.de/shop/openstore.htm (http://www.goeckeevers.de/index.html)
In North America, it is now available at NABA's on-line bookstore:
In Asia, it is available at:
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ERRATA
PLEASE NOTE: I tried to do my best to avoid errors, but unfortunately there are some spelling errors (for instance, Melitaea on p. 128, Kirinia on p. 146, aethiops on p. 158, thorax on p.16, Leptidea and Araschnia on p. 13, mnemosyne on p. 20, alceae on p. 180, Lafranchis in several pages and possibly a couple of others). While a small number of such minor errors might be expected (and I hope forgiven!) in the first edition--there are several errors that should be especially noted, because they pertain to identification of species:
1. On p. 16, under Eastern Festoon, the sentence "Also, abdomen lacks conspicuous orange bars found on Eastern Steppe Festoon" should have been deleted.
2. On p. 63, the name of the butterfly on photo numbered 3 should have been Indian Grass Blue, not Indian Desert Blue.
3. On. p. 37, the butterfly on photo #4 is not Dappled White--it is the similar Eastern Bath White...
4. On p. 128, under Algerian Fritillary, the second line should read, "and more rounded forewing apex and..." (apex is omitted in the guide).
5. On p. 144, under Violet Fritillary, the word "diagnostic" should have been removed. Many Boloria species have the characteristic (pointed hindwing apex) mentioned.
Thanks to those friends who have pointed these errata, especially Tristan Lafranchis, Vildan Bozaci and Cedric Mroczko. I will certainly make the necessary corrections if we publish the second edition.
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2. TÜRKİYE'NİN KELEBEKLERİ DOĞA REHBERİ : The Turkish version of the field guide. It is now available for sale in Turkey. Slightly revised, edited and expanded, with 777 photographs.
777 renkli kelebek fotoğrafı içeren Türkçe kelebek rehberi Mayıs 2008'de çıkmıştır.
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3. TÜRKİYE'NİN KELEBEKLERİ (BUTTERFLIES OF TURKEY): This book, based on genera and groups of butterflies found in Turkey, will be published by Doğa Derneği in Turkish and will include about 300 photographs. Prepared by Ahmet Baytaş and Evrim Karaçetin. Expected publication date: June 2008.
For questions, contact Dr. Ahmet Baytas at baytasa@mail.montclair.edu
Camberwell Beauty/Sarı Bantlı Kadife Ionian Emperor/Anadolu Şehzadesi
Left: Soğuksu National Park, Ankara. May 2005. Mostly Mazarine Blues (Polyommatus semiargus bellis) with a couple of Adonis Blues (Polyommatus bellargus). Right: Palandoken Mountains, Erzurum. July 2005. A group of Polyommatus aedon with Silver-studded Blues (Plebeius argus).
Left: Çayırözü, Erzurum. July 2006. A group of blues on damp ground. Right: Özlüce, Erzurum, July 2006. Mountain Small Whites (Pieris ergane) with blues, mostly Ripart's Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus ripartii), Damon Blue (Polyommatus damon) and Meleager's Blue (Polyommatus daphnis). Sights such as these, where huge numbers of blues and whites (sometimes skippers and fritillaries as well) congregate on damp ground, are common in much of Turkey, especially in the East.
Actis Blue (Polyommatus actis), Sultan Mountains, Afyon, July 2007