# Magic Eyes of Masoala: The Colourful Lepidoptera of Madagascar Rainforests - Hardcover

by **Armin Dett** (Author)

  
**All about very special animal species in a unique world region: Simultaneous visual experience and exciting research on butterflies and moths based on over 1,000 carefully evaluated and analyzed photos.**

Madagascar  
is regarded as a jewel of nature, where due to its isolated location away from  
all continents, a very unique flora and fauna could develop with numerous  
species that are found nowhere else in the world. This includes an amazing and  
unique variety of butterflies - and especially moths, which are systematically presented  
here for the first time in detail. All displayed animals  
were photographed alive, as they were captured at night by Armin Dett with the  
help of a light trap and then released.  
In  
cooperation with leading collections and scientists they were identified and  
assigned, their genus families characterized and described. The book not only  
makes you marvel at nature's amazing creativeness through the stunning photos, but also provides an  
identification guide and is a valuable research tool. Furthermore, it is an  
important record of the current time, as climate change and habitat destruction  
due to clearing and population growth threaten this natural paradise in the  
Indian Ocean.

### Author Biography

**Armin Dett**, born 1966, is a designer  
with a studio in the city of Konstanz on Lake Constance, southern  
Germany. His work focuses mainly on exhibition design for museums,  
illustration, and educational nature-trail design. He has won several  
international design awards and spent 18 years teaching graphic design  
as a lecturer. "Magic Eyes of Masoala" is his third book on moths. He  
collected the respective data in the field and designed both concept and  
book in the spirit of a private citizen science project. The work on  
this book took roughly five years to complete.

**Number of Pages:** 304

**Dimensions:** 1.4 x 11.3 x 9.5 IN

**Publication Date:** December 26, 2023

## Details

- **Price:** 59.95 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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