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Wings of Paradise: The Great Saturniid Moths
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Wings of Paradise: The Great Saturniid Moths Hardback - 1996

by John Cody; Foreword by Richard S. Peigler

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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 the moths are nocturnal, and some species are endangered, many people will glimpse these beautiful creatures only through the paintings of John Cody, who has been called 'the Audubon of Moths.'

Cody has spent a lifetime studying and painting the Great Saturniids, also known as silkmoths. In pursuit of his avocation, Cody travels frequently to distant and exotic locales 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 of saturniids 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. A foreword by Richard S. Peigler, curator of entomology and saturniid specialist at the Denver Museum of Natural History, provides scientific background on the Saturniidae.

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  • Title Wings of Paradise: The Great Saturniid Moths
  • Author John Cody; Foreword by Richard S. Peigler
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 186
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill
  • Publication date 1996
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780807822869 / 0807822868
  • Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 12 x 9 x 1 in (30.48 x 22.86 x 2.54 cm)
  • Category Art & Art Instruction
  • Library of Congress subjects Zoological illustration, Saturniidae
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 95-47138
  • Dewey Decimal Code 595.781

About the author

John Cody, a psychiatrist who also trained as a medical illustrator, has exhibited his paintings in galleries throughout the country, and has been profiled in a number of natural history magazines, including Audubon. He lives in Hays, Kansas.

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