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Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland
Third Edition
Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland
Third Edition
Description
Third edition of the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the larger moths of Great Britain and Ireland.
This latest edition of the Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland has been fully revised, updated and restructured, bringing it in line with the latest thinking in taxonomy. Moths are illustrated in their natural resting postures, and there are also paintings of different forms, underwings and other details to help with identification.
New descriptions and illustrations have been included for species that have been newly recorded in Britain and Ireland since the last edition of the guide was published. The text descriptions of all other species – covering field characters and similar species, flight season, life cycle, larval foodplants, and habitat – have been revised and updated where necessary, and particular attention has been paid to updating the distribution information, which is now supported by maps.
The revised general introduction explains how the methods of identifying and recording moths have evolved over recent years with the advent of new technologies and as a result of data analysis.
Table of Contents
Introduction
How to use this field guide
Moths in more detail
Field techniques for finding moths
Conservation of moths
Societies and local recording groups
Species accounts
Adventive (accidentally imported) species and those of doubtful occurrence
Authority abbreviations used in the descriptions
Further reading
List of English names of moths
Scientific species names of plants
Product details
Published | 09 Feb 2017 |
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Format | Ebook (PDF) |
Edition | 3rd |
Extent | 476 |
ISBN | 9781472930316 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Wildlife |
Illustrations | 1,700 colour artworks, 80 colour photographs, 800 distribution maps |
Series | Bloomsbury Wildlife Guides |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |