Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe: 2nd edition

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Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe: 2nd edition

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This ground-breaking identification guide to all the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Europe brings some of the top field experts in Odonata from across the continent together with Richard Lewington, widely accepted to be Europe's foremost illustrator of insects. The guide covers all of Europe, from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean basin, including western Turkey, Cyprus, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and the Azores, Canaries and Madeira.

All 160 species are described, with detailed field descriptions, notes on similar species, information on behaviour, range and status, habitat and flight season. Where necessary, simple keys and tables of similar species are provided. Distribution maps indicate species' ranges. Each species is lavishly illustrated with artworks of males and females, immatures, colour varieties, detailed side views, and close-ups of important characters. Photographs and line drawings of key features are additional identification aids.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Studying dragonflies
Dragonfly behaviour
Dragonfly occurrence
Habitat
Flight season
Dragonfly names
Dragonfly identification
Identification of suborders, families and genera
Regional guide
Identification
Zygoptera Damselflies
Anisoptera True Dragonflies
Appendices

Product details

Published 10 Nov 2020
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 336
ISBN 9781472943996
Imprint Bloomsbury Wildlife
Illustrations Around 1,000 detailed colour artworks, line drawings and photographs
Dimensions 216 x 135 mm
Series Bloomsbury Wildlife Guides
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Klaas-Douwe B Dijkstra

Klaas-Douwe ‘KD’ B Dijkstra developed an interest…

Author

Asmus Schröter

Asmus Schröter is an expert on European dragonflie…

Illustrator

Richard Lewington

Richard Lewington is an acknowledged leader in the…

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