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Richard Lewington

Categories:

Birds, Gardens & Gardening, General Wildlife, Home & Garden, Insects, Insects, Insects, RSPB

Illustrator of:

The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland, Concise Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland: Second edition, Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Caterpillars of Great Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe: 2nd edition, Field Guide to the Grasshoppers and Allies of Great Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Ladybirds of Great Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland: 2nd edition, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, Pocket Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, RSPB ID Spotlight - Bees, RSPB ID Spotlight - Butterflies, RSPB ID Spotlight - Dragonflies and Damselflies, RSPB ID Spotlight - Garden Bugs, RSPB ID Spotlight - Moths

Author of:

Guide to Garden Wildlife (2nd edition), Pocket Guide to British Spiders, Pocket Guide to the Bumblebees of Great Britain and Ireland, Pocket Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland

Biography

Richard Lewington is an acknowledged leader in the field of insect illustration. His meticulous paintings of wildlife are the mainstay of many of the modern classics of field-guide art, including The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, Guide to Garden Wildlife and Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland. Richard has also designed and illustrated wildlife stamps for several countries. In 1999 he was awarded Butterfly Conservation's Marsh Award for the promotion of Lepidoptera conservation, and in 2010 the Zoological Society of London's Stamford Raffles Award for contribution to zoology. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society.
Environment: Staging