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- catalog abstract "The lovely saturniid moth, the most majestic of insects, also has one of the most poignant and romantic life stories: born without a mouth, a stomach, or any defensive mechanism beyond camouflage, each moth lives just a few days - long enough only to mate - and then it dies. Because saturniids - or silkmoths - are nocturnal, most people never have the opportunity to see them alive. And because of environmental degradation and urban sprawl, many species are disappearing. Altogether. Enter John Cody, who has been called "the Audubon of Moths." Cody, a psychiatrist, was also trained as a medical illustrator and has spent a lifetime studying and painting moths. In pursuit of his avocation, Cody travels frequently to distant and exotic locales - including Patagonia, Peru, Borneo, Ecuador, New Guinea, Brazil, and Madagascar - to collect cocoons and learn about the moths' native environments. He then brings specimens home; as the moths emerge. From their cocoons, Cody has only a brief time to capture and record their distinctive coloration before they die. Seventy-two of Cody's paintings are included here, accompanied by his commentary on the moths' life cycles, habitats, and geographical range and on the circumstances of his finding and painting each moth.".
- catalog contributor b11273020.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Altogether. Enter John Cody, who has been called "the Audubon of Moths." Cody, a psychiatrist, was also trained as a medical illustrator and has spent a lifetime studying and painting moths. In pursuit of his avocation, Cody travels frequently to distant and exotic locales - including Patagonia, Peru, Borneo, Ecuador, New Guinea, Brazil, and Madagascar - to collect cocoons and learn about the moths' native environments. He then brings specimens home; as the moths emerge.".
- catalog description "From their cocoons, Cody has only a brief time to capture and record their distinctive coloration before they die. Seventy-two of Cody's paintings are included here, accompanied by his commentary on the moths' life cycles, habitats, and geographical range and on the circumstances of his finding and painting each moth.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 157) and index.".
- catalog description "The lovely saturniid moth, the most majestic of insects, also has one of the most poignant and romantic life stories: born without a mouth, a stomach, or any defensive mechanism beyond camouflage, each moth lives just a few days - long enough only to mate - and then it dies. Because saturniids - or silkmoths - are nocturnal, most people never have the opportunity to see them alive. And because of environmental degradation and urban sprawl, many species are disappearing.".
- catalog extent "xix, 163 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Wings of paradise.".
- catalog identifier "0807822868 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Wings of paradise.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,".
- catalog relation "Wings of paradise.".
- catalog subject "595.78/1 20".
- catalog subject "QL561.S2 C63 1996".
- catalog subject "Saturniidae Pictorial works.".
- catalog subject "Saturniidae.".
- catalog subject "Zoological illustration.".
- catalog title "Wings of paradise : the great saturniid moths / paintings & text by John Cody.".
- catalog type "Pictorial works. fast".
- catalog type "text".