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Botanical advise: Yiannis Christofides, Avinoam Danin, 3KRWRJUDSKHUV RI %XWWHUIOLHV LQ WKH ZLOG 1
Ori Fragman-Sapir, Tal Levanoni, Avi Shmida and Irit Zuk. DQG WKHLU HDUO\ VWDJHV
0HWHRURORJ\ Benny Shalmon and Assaf Hochman
advised on synoptic weather systems and climate change. Wherever possible, Vol. III is greatly enhanced by
([SHGLWLRQV DQG ILHOG VXSSRUW the author benefited from the presentation of photographs of all stages of
the company and/or support of both his sons Avishai and metamorphosis. Assembling a library of such images
Eran, Ofir Tomer (DB’s devoted assistant) accompanied brought us into contact with photographers from many
him on the 2002, 2015 & 2017 expeditions to Hatay & countries of the world, not only those of the Levant, to all
Ethiopia accordingly. Leah participated in expeditions of whom we extend our sincere thanks.
to Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa and Turkey
(Hatay). Abraham Benyamini, Leah Benyamini, David 0DLQ SKRWRJUDSKHUV While the majority of photographs
Furth, Leah Kinarti and Ichiro Nakamura to the Sinai were provided by the author (431 photos), his assistant
Peninsula, Thomas Pyrcz and Adam Warecki in Poland, Ofir Tomer (53) and his wife, Leah (44), generous
Marios and Aristos Aristophanous, Yiannis Christofides, contributions were received from Adam Warecki (66),
Christodoulos Makris & Elli Tzirkalli in Cyprus, Gian Wolfgang Wagner (35), Ali Atahan (31), Eddie John
C. Bozano, John G. Coutsis and Lazaros Pamperis in (25), Stav Talal (23), Christodoulos Makris (17), Martin
Greece, Tristan Lafranchis in Spain, Jeremy Dobson and Gascoigne-Pees (12), Shalev Weisman (11), Moshe
André Coetzer in South Africa, Steve Collins in Kenya and Laudon (10) and Andre Coetzer (9).
Djibouti, Noushig Zarikian in Armenia.
13$ Dotan Rotem, Tzlil Lavin, Yariv Malihi, Talia Oron, 2WKHUV ZKR KDYH NLQGO\ FRQWULEXWHG DUH Adrian Hoskins,
Na’ama Berg, Didi Kaplan, Menachem Zalutzki, Yehoshua Albert Keshet, Alex Oz, Amir Giv'ati, Antonio Giudici,
Shkedi, Ilana Shabtai, and Reuven Ortal. Bar Shani-Segev, Bart Wursten, Benny Shalmon, Bo
631, Irit Lavi-Alon, Avner Rinot, Yoav Sagi & Uri Ramon. Kayser, Colin Congdon, David Jutzeler, Eitan Shapir, Eran
/LEUDULDQV Pamela (Pam) Gilbert, Brenda Leonard, Valeri Benyamini, Evyatar Feingold, Eyal Bartov, Francisco M.
McAtear & Berit Pedersen (NHMUK & RESL Librarians) Otero, Galit Moshe, Guy Pe'er, Hilary Welch, Ilias Abai,
3DUDVLWRLGV GHWHUPLQDWLRQ Mark Shaw, Dan Gerling, Inbar Ktalav, Irit Kovachi, Jason Wides, Jem Babbington,
Yehoshua Kugler, Richard R. Askew, Klaus Horstmann Jose Gonzalez Granados, Juse Louis Viejo, Ken Childs,
and Heinz Schnee. Limor Gefen, Ma’ayan Ashkenazi, Marios Aristophanous,
*HQLWDOLD GLVVHFWLRQV John Coutsis (Athens, Greece), 0DUWLQ :LHPHUV 0DUYD 6KPXHOL 0HKHPHW *ƺO 0HKPHW
Rienk de-Jong (Leiden, Netherlands) and Zsolt Bálint Atahan, Michael Boaz, Michel Baudraz, Moshe Sahar,
(NHMH – Budapest, Hungary) Moti Dolev, Murat Biricik, Nancy van der Poorten, Nitzan
'1$ 6HTXHQFLQJ Roger Vila and Cecilia Corbella Felip Cohen, Noam Avitsel, Nora Haack, Oshri Nefrastek,
(CSIC – UPF), Barcelona, Spain. Peter Eeles, Peter Russell, Racheli Schwartz-Tzachor,
6(0 PLFURJUDSKV Leonid Shikmanter (IAI, Israel) Raed Shorrosh, Rami Mizrachi, Samir Hamza, Steve
3KRWRJUDSKV RI VHW VSHFLPHQV ZHUH WDNHQ LQ Collins, Sylvain Cuvelier, Tolga Demir, Tony Pittaway,
Private collections - Aristos Aristophanous, Werner Back, Uri Mintzker, Uri Kolker, Uzi Avner, Vladimir Savchuk,
Dubi Benyamini, Uri Caspi, Mark Cleaver, John Coutsis, Wolfgang Eckweiler, Yaron Mish'an, Yehiel Oknin, Yitzhak
Ken Guichard, Lionel Higgins, Rafi Kopan, Christodoulos Eisenstein, Yitzhak Meyuhas, Yoav Silber, Yuval Evron &
Makris, Yitzhak Movshovits, Günter Müller, Tony Pittaway, Zvika Avni.
Klaus Rose, Klaus Schurian, Izzy Shaked, Eliav Shnei-Dor,
Wolfgang ten-Hagen, Ofir Tomer, Jean-Claude Weiss and However Vol III could not have been completed without
Gabi Zavdi. Gian Cristoforo Bozano (Milano, Italy) was the close support and advice of Ofir Tomer (Na’ale,
always ready to send us missing photographs. Israel), the professional English editing of Eddie John
0XVHXPV NHMUK (London, UK) – Graham T. Howarth, and Arthur M. Shapiro and the outstanding skills of a
Dick Vane-Wright, Phillip (Phil) Ackery, Campbell Smith, gifted artist Leah Benyamini, who managed to keep the
Ramnik Arora & Blanca Huertas; ABRI (Nairobi, Kenya) – butterflies and their life histories “alive” in every page
Steve Collins; OUMNH (Hope Museum, Oxford University, throughout the series, including this Vol III. Thank you
UK) – James Hogan; Steinhardt Museum of Natural Leah for your patience with the constant changes and
History (Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv) – Amnon Freidberg, Neta frequent updating.
Dorcin, Armin Ionescu-Hirsch, Leibale Friedman and
Oz Rittner; ZSM (München, Bavaria, Germany) – Günter
Müller; MNHN (Paris, France) – Georges Bernardi, Joël ¤£ £¤¤§¤£
Minet - their assistance was essential to the high quality
of the series. ¢¤ ¤ ¡ ¤¡ ¨ထ
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– Dvora Har’el, French – Rachel Zamir.
IVUDHO·V 5HG /LVW RI %XWWHUIOLHV Ittai Renan, Orr Comay, ¦
Ofir Tomer, Oz Ben-Yehuda, Israel Pe’er, Guy Pe’er, Monica
Bohm and Tania Bird led by Ha’ma’arag - Israel’s National
Nature Assessment Program (Steinhardt Natural History
© Dubi Benyamini 2ÀU 7RPHU 2ÀU 7RPHU of the butterfly chapter to coincide with the publication
Museum, Tel Aviv University), expedited the publication
of Vol III. Thank you Ittai and your team for your efforts.
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