Britain's Butterflies: A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland – Fully Revised...

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David Newland Robert Still

Britain's Butterflies

A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland – Fully Revised and Updated Fourth...

David Newland, Robert Still, Andy Swash , David Tomlinson

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Princeton University Press
11 January 2021

Reference works; Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders

Series: WILDGuides of Britain & Europe

A new and improved edition of the popular photographic field guideBritain's Butterflies is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to the butterflies of Britain and Ireland. Containing hundreds of stunning colour photographs, this extensively revised and updated new edition provides the latest information on every species ever recorded. It covers in detail the identification of all 59 butterfly species that breed regularly, as well as four former breeders, 10 rare migrants and one species of unknown status. The easy-to-use format will enable butterfly watchers-beginners or experts-to identify any species they encounter. Produced in association with Butterfly Conservation, this edition features new introductory sections on the identification of more difficult groups; revised maps that show the latest distributions recorded by the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme; expanded sections on food plants and on recording and monitoring; a new section on climate change; and a revised species order reflecting the latest taxonomy.

Stunning colour plates show typical views of each butterfly species, including the various forms and common aberrationsDetailed species profiles cover adult identification; behaviour; habitat requirements; population and conservation; egg, caterpillar and chrysalis; and status and distribution, including up-to-date mapsPhotographs of the egg, caterpillar and chrysalis for every breeding speciesSections on biology, where to look for and how to identify butterflies and other essential informationFeatures new to this edition include introductory sections on the identification of difficult groups; the latest species information and distribution maps; expanded sections on food plants and on recording and monitoring; a section on climate change; and a revised species order reflecting the latest taxonomy

By: David Newland, Robert Still, Andy Swash, David Tomlinson
Foreword by: Julie Williams
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 149mm,
ISBN: 9780691205441
ISBN 10: 0691205442
Series: WILDGuides of Britain & Europe
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 11 January 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Newland, a lifelong butterfly enthusiast, is the author of Discover Butterflies in Britain and the coauthor of Britain's Day-flying Moths (both WILDGuides). Robert Still, the cofounder of WILDGuides, is an ecologist and graphic artist, and has designed more than thirty of its titles. Andy Swash, the managing director of WILDGuides, is an ecologist and wildlife photographer. Swash and Still are coauthors of a number of books, including Britain's Day-flying Moths, Britain's Habitats and Britain's Mammals (all WILDGuides). David Tomlinson is a freelance writer on wildlife and the countryside and a longtime butterfly enthusiast.

Reviews for Britain's Butterflies: A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland – Fully Revised and Updated Fourth Edition

This is a super little book. . . . Set out in an organised, logical and accessible design, and finished to the high quality we expect of Wildguides. Every inch of space is used to advantage so as to educate and inform the reader. ---Phil Slade, Another Bird Blog It is so comprehensive there's no need to look for any other butterfly ID guide. ---Eric Brown, News Shopper I still consider this to be the best photographic field guide available. ---Pete Eeles, Dispar - The Online Journal of Lepidoptera ssky