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

Britain's Butterflies : A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland – Fully Revised and Updated Fourth EditionAuthor: Newland, David, Still, Robert, Swash, Andy, Tomlinson, David, Williams, Julie United Kingdom, Great Britain Published on 3 November 2020 by PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United States as part of 'the WILDGuides' series. Paperback 256 pages, 600+ colour photos. 10 line illus. 76 maps. 158 x 216 x 19 598g A new and improved edition of the popular photographic field guideBritains Butterflies is a comprehensive and beautifully designed

Author: Newland, David, Still, Robert, Swash, Andy, Tomlinson, David, Williams, Julie

United Kingdom, Great Britain

Published on 3 November 2020 by PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United States as part of 'the WILDGuides' series.

Paperback | 256 pages, 600+ colour photos. 10 line illus. 76 maps.
158 x 216 x 19 | 598g

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 to the main 'types' of butterflies; updated distribution maps; a revised species order reflecting the latest taxonomy; revised sections on recording and monitoring, and conservation and legislation; and a new section on climate change.

Stunning colour plates show typical views of each butterfly species, including the various forms and common aberrationsDetailed species profiles provide information on status and distribution, including up-to-date maps, and cover adult identification; behaviour; breeding habitat requirements; population and conservation; egg, caterpillar and chrysalis; and caterpillar foodplantsPhotographs of the egg, caterpillar and chrysalis for every breeding speciesSections on biology, where to look for and how to identify butterflies, and other essential information