question re Feltwell

[Kenelm Philip]

> Has anyone ever heard of The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Butterflies by
> Dr.John Feltwell?                                                     

The book is: 'The Encyclopedia of Butterflies'. It was published by
Prentice-Hall in 1993. Lots of excellent photographs of specimens in
the Allyn Museum collection. One has to be a bit cautious with the book,
since the text has a number of errors (like stating on one page that
butterflies occur at an elevation of 44,300 feet (!) on Mt. Everest, and
then stating on another page that butterflies fly up to 13,500 feet on
that mountain. Actually, one species of _Parnassius_ flies up to 6000
meters (a bit over 19,500 feet) on Mt. Everest. So the author got it
wrong twice...).

	You may be able to obtain this book from second-hand natural-history
dealers for about half its list price of $40. The photographs are well
worth that, and cover a selection of butterflies from all over the world.

							Ken Philip
fnkwp at uaf.edu