Literature about the butterflies of Thailand

[mygos]

They have been a few books published about the butterflies of Thailand. Here are the ones from my collection in author's alphabetical order :

DEGEORGES F.A. Papillons de Thaïlande, vol. 1 : Papilionidae et Danaidae
Bangkok, Les Presses de Viratham, 1973, xi, n.p. (73 pp.), 73 color plates,

A second volume has been published ... Book about the most common species.

EK-AMNUAY Pisuth Butterflies of Thailand, fascinating insects, vol. 2
Bangkok, Amarin Printing and Publishing, 2006, original edition, 867 pp., 388 color plates, 40 figures in-texte,

Super book updated in 2012

EK-AMNUAY Pisuth Butterflies of Thailand
Bangkok, Amarin Printing and Publishing, 2012, 2° revised edition, 943 pp., 419 color plates, 44 figures in-texte,

One of the best book !

KIMURA Yunosuke, & al. The butterflies of Thailand, vol. 1 : Hesperiidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae
Tokyo, Mokuyosha, 2011, 218 pp.,
KIMURA Yunosuke, & al. The butterflies of Thailand, vol. 2 : Lycaenidae
Tokyo, Mokuyosha, 2014, 245 pp.,
KIMURA Yunosuke, & al. The butterflies of Thailand, vol. 3 : Nymphalidae
Tokyo, Mokuyosha, 2016, 264 pp.,

Beautiful reference book, but only illustrated with authors specimens in small sizes. Some ssp. are not illustrated !

KIRTON Laurence G. KIRTON Laurence G.A naturalist's guide to the butterflies of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand
Oxford, John Beaufoy Publishing, 2014, 176 pp.,

Popular guide for the common species.


LEKAGUL Dr. B., & al. Field guide to the butterflies of Thailand
Bangkok, Association for the Conservation of Wildlife, 1977, xx, 262 pp., 101 color plates, 13 B/W plates

Popular guide for the common species
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PINRATANA Amnuay Butterflies in Thailand, 6 vol.
Bangkok, Viratham Press, 1974/88, viii, 91 pp., 2° édition révisée, v, 71 pp., 48 color plates, xxxi, 109 pp., viii, 215 pp., 36 color plates, vi, 152 pp., 40 color plates, viii, 61 pp., 44 color plates,

This was the best book until the publications by EK-AMNUAY & KIMURA ...

I would be interested to see any other books members would have about Thailand butterflies ?

A+, Michel

[Adam Cotton]

What is not obvious from the above post is that in fact the first book by F. A. DeGeorges is actually the 1st edition of the series Butterflies in Thailand, mostly written by Brother Amnuay Pinratana, sometimes in association with foreign experts.

Here is the cover of the 'English' version of the same book. In fact the text is almost all in Thai with Latin and colloquial English names of butterflies.



Adam.

[Adam Cotton]

The second volume in the series covering Pieridae and Amathusiidae was written by Brother Amnuay Pinratana and was published in September 1975. Again the text is almost all in Thai with Latin and colloquial English names of butterflies.

Here is the cover of that first edition of what became volume 2 in the second edition.

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Adam.

[Adam Cotton]

The edition of Volume 1 (Papilionidae & Danaidae) of Pinratana's series Butterflies in Thailand as illustrated in the last photo (top left) in Michel's post is the second edition published in 1977. This was the first volume in the series with text in English rather than Thai, and was published in both hardback and paperback.

In 1992 a 3rd updated edition of this volume was published, written by Brother Amnuay Pinratana and J. N. Eliot. Here is the cover of that volume:

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Adam.

[mygos]

Thank you Adam for these interesting informations about the french version of the original 2 volumes book by Brother Amnuay Pinratana. Just checked in the book and the author is gratefull to Brother Amnuay Pinratana for the photographies of all specimens represented and Brother Siméon Petitot for reviewing the french text !

Yes my vol. 1 & 2 of Pinratana's series Butterflies in Thailand is unfortunately a second edition. I am looking for original editions in very good condition if any members have them spare ?

A+, Michel

[Adam Cotton]

Michel,

Pinratana didn't write the first edition of Vol. 1 of the series, you already have the French version of the first edition. I am interested to hear that the French version actually has text in French. The English version (cover I posted in my first reply above) has text in Thai, with Latin and English names for butterflies.

Adam.

[mygos]

Thanks Adam, but you did not mention which year your vol. 1 was published ?

A+, Michel

[Adam Cotton]

Luckily I can read Thai. It was published in April 2517 (Bhuddist year), which is 1974 in the international calendar. It seems that the French edition was published the year before the 'English' one.

Adam.

[Paul K]

I'd like to purchase "The butterflies of Thailand" by Kimura all three volumes. Does anyone know the source to buy them at decent price ?

Paul

[wollastoni]

Jan 12, 2017 3:20:30 GMT Paul K said:

I'd like to purchase "The butterflies of Thailand" by Kimura all three volumes. Does anyone know the source to buy them at decent price ?

They are offered at good price on Abebooks, have a look here

[Adam Cotton]

The Japanese publishers' price is 10,800 Yen according to the leaflet included with the copy Nishiyama-san sent me, I assume postage would be extra. You could try e-mailing for more details of total price to y.nishiyama at tsu-i-so.net.

Adam.

[mygos]

Pemberley in UK is a good source for european citizen, otherwise I would suggest kawamo.co.jp/roppon-ashi/index-e.html where I just purchased my volume 3

THE BUTTERFLIES OF THAILAND Vol. 3：JPY10,000- + shipping charges ...


A+, Michel

[Paul K]

Pemberley Natural HistoryBooks is asking way too much for 2 vol.: $140CAD as Roppon-Ashi suggested by Michel sells Vol. 1 and 2 $80CAD each, 3 vol. $108CAD, still reasonable price for all 3 vol. around $300CAD inc.shipping, but for now it will has to wait 

Paul