The Butterflies of Greece by Lazaros N Pamperis

Hi Jonathan

Not owning this book, I do not know how much detail L. Pamperis goes into when giving localities for the butterflies found in Greece. However the book seems to get excellent reviews and one lepidopterist mentions that Lazaros in his first edition was reticent to give even approximate localities for locations for some of the rarer species because illegal collecting is such a problem in Greece. However the new edition gives distribution maps, as well as the author's accumulated wisdom of many years in the field.

Pemberley books mentions that it covers all 234 species found in Greece with detailed species descriptions including photographs of the butterflies in their natural habitats, status, threats, distribution maps, chart showing altitude range. The book has 1765 colour photos with 766 pages. Also I believe the author has included habitat images.

This Lazaros sounds a pretty interesting guy. He was a mountain walker who has now dedicated his life to butterflies, spending all his free time exploring the Mountains and Islands of Greece, carrying a tent and sleeping bag without the use of a car. I hope this is of some help.