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The WILDLIFE OF LEBANON Biodiversity and Biomes

The DRAGON Databasing Lebanon’s Wildlife

 

Lebanon’s Wildlife in Pictorial Guides: Sustainable, Affordable, Educational, and Environmental

The species descriptions of butterflies and moths on this website are obtained from the WILDLIFE OF LEBANON pictorial guides, a series on Lebanon’s biodiversity, plants, animals, and biomes and a 2020-2030 scientific objective of SPNL, 3 volumes are in print and there are 23 left, collect them all, the volumes include:

ANIMALS

Birds

A Guide to 200 Common Birds of Lebanon 

A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of Lebanon

A Field Guide to the Marine Birds of Lebanon and the Eastern Shores of the Mediterranean

A Field Guide to the Waders and Shorebirds of Lebanon and the Middle East

Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians

A Pictorial Guide to the Animals of Lebanon

Fishes

Fishes of Lebanon: A Pictorial Guide

Lepidopterans

A Pictorial Guide to the Butterflies of Lebanon 

A Pictorial Guide to the Moths of Lebanon 

Insects

A Pictorial Guide to the Insects of Lebanon

Spiders, Scorpions, Myriapods, Ticks, and Mites

A Pictorial Guide to the Spiders of Lebanon

Crustaceans (Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimps, Barnacles, and Woodlouses)

A Pictorial Guide to the Crustaceans of Lebanon

Mollusks (Chitons, Gastropods, Bivalves, Squids, and Cuttlefishes)

A Pictorial Guide to the Mollusks of Lebanon

Echinoderms, Cnidarians, Tunicates, Poriferans, and Worms

A Pictorial Guide to the Corals and Marine Animals of Lebanon

Bacteria, Diatoms, Protists, Rotifers, Phytoplankton, and Microcrustaceans

A Pictorial Guide to the Microorganisms of Lebanon

PLANTS

Fungi and Lichens

A Pictorial Guide to the Mushrooms of Lebanon

Bryophytes

A Pictorial Guide to the Mosses of Lebanon

Graminids and Pteridophytes

A Pictorial Guide to the Grasses and Ferns of Lebanon

Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Plants

A Pictorial Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of Lebanon

Aquatic and Shore Plants, Algae, and Kelps

A Pictorial Guide to the Aquatic Plants of Lebanon

Leguminosae (Wild Legumes)

A Pictorial Guide to the Wild Plants of Lebanon: Fabaceae

Compositae (Thorny Wild Plants)

A Pictorial Guide to the Wild Plants of Lebanon: Asteraceae, Acanthaceae, and Dipsacaceae

Labiatae (Aromatic Wild Plants)

A Pictorial Guide to the Wild Plants of Lebanon: Lamiaceae, Primulaceae, Plumbaginaceae, and Violaceae

Umbelliferae (Wild Parsleys and Fennels)

A Pictorial Guide to the Wild Plants of Lebanon: Apiaceae and Valerianaceae

Lilies, Irises, and Orchids (Wild Bulbs)

A Pictorial Guide to the Wild Plants of Lebanon: Liliaceae, Iridaceae, Amaryllidaceae, and Orchidaceae

Mustards and Nightshades

A Pictorial Guide to the Wild Plants of Lebanon: Brassicaceae, Resedaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Dioscoraceae, Solanaceae, and Hypericaceae

Buttercups and Campions

A Pictorial Guide to the Wild Plants of Lebanon: Caryophyllaceae, Ranunculaceae, Paeoniaceae, Papaveraceae, Apocynaceae, Gentianaceae, Berberidaceae, and Rosaceae

Borages and Madders

A Pictorial Guide to the Wild Plants of Lebanon: Boraginaceae, Rubiaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and Verbenaceae

Mallows and Storksbills

A Pictorial Guide to the Wild Plants of Lebanon: Malvaceae, Geraniaceae, Cistaceae, Convolvulaceae, Oxalidaceae, Linaceae, Campanulaceae, Rutaceae, Saxifragaceae, Polygalaceae, and Zygophyllaceae

Spurges and Docks

A Pictorial Guide to the Wild Plants of Lebanon: Euphorbiaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Polygonaceae, Urticaceae, Amaranthaceae, Cuscutaceae, Orobanchaceae, Crassulaceae, and Droseraceae

Biomes, Habitats, and Ecotopes

A Pictorial Guide to the Biomes of Lebanon