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specialising in British Insect identification plates

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Collins Pocket Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe
Michael Chinery

Very well illustrated guide to 2000 of the most commonly found insects. 1993 reprint

320 pages, col illus.
Harper Collins

Collins Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe
Tom Tolman and Richard Lewington

Covering the whole of Europe and North Africa, written by one of Europe's leading lepidopterists, and illustrated by one of the world's leading butterfly illustrators, this superb field guide replaces Higgins and Riley's now out of date Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe. In all 444 species are covered, with each species fully illustrated with paintings of the male, female and all major forms, varieties and sub-species. The text covers all taxonomic nomenclature, distribution, flight period and variation, and uniquely, habitat and behaviour. An essential guide.

320 pages, 104 col plates, 444 distribution maps.
Harper Collins

Natural History of Moths
Mark Young

Moths are more diverse and numerous than butterflies, occupy a far wider variety of habitats that their lepidopteran counterparts, yet are a fairly neglected group. This monograph paints a broad picture of moth biology and ecology: their breeding, feeding, distribution and life history as well as the specialized aspects of their behaviour, using many examples from the moth faunas of Britain and Europe. Their interactions with host plants, their anti-predator responses, and the threats arising from the degradation to their natural habitats are also explored.

265 pages, col photos, illus, figs, tabs, maps.
Poyser

Enjoying Moths
Roy Leverton

An excellent new Poyser monograph, more in the nature of a practical manual than a descriptive treatise. Sections include: Finding moths in the daytime, and at night when they visit natural attractions such as sallow catkins and overripe blackberries; The responsible use of light traps; Successful techniques for finding and rearing caterpillars; and How to attract moths to the garden, with hints on photographic techniques.

276 pages, col photos, illus, maps.
Poyser

Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and
Steve Brooks

Illustrations by Richard Lewington
Describes and illustrates all of Britain's 38 resident and 9 migrant species. The species descriptions cover major identifying characteristics and comparisons with similar species; status and conservation; and ecology and behaviour with descriptions of habitat, larval form and behaviour, emergence, feeding, territorial and mating behaviours and egg-laying preferences. The illustrations show both males and females with diagnostic features such as segment markings or head patterns, etc, and all resident species accounts are also accompanied by a distribution map and a chart indicating the flight season. The guide also includes a comprehensive introduction to dragonflies (with sections on the fossil record, world perspective, biology, flight, life history, distribution, habitats and dragonflies and the law), information on creating ponds for dragonflies, field study and practical conservation, and a list of the best places to watch dragonflies throughout Britain and Ireland.

160 pages, 50 col photos, 220 col illus.
British Wildlife Publishing

Guide to the Dragonflies of Great Britain
Dan Powell

A unique new field guide to the resident and vagrant dragonflies of Great Britain, fresh in approach and full of original observations. Contains over 380 painted illustrations by Dan Powell, showing the key features, jizz, behaviour and habitat, on a double-page spread.

127 pages, col and b/w illus, distrib maps.
Arlequin Press

Ants
GJ Skinner and GW Allen

Contains the useful compact information we have come to expect from the series. Information on the biology, identification, and various techniques for studying ants is included.

83 pages, 10 col & b/w plates, figs, tabs.
Richmond

Habitat Management for Invertebrates: A Practical Handbook
P Kirby

Many invertebrates are highly specialised creatures with very precise habitat requirements. This means that they can be very sensitive indicators of environmental change. It also means that they can be lost from a site through small changes in management of their habitat. This book is the first practical manual covering management for invertebrates: it provides guidelines to enable reserve managers to take account of the vulnerable habitat features so important to invertebrates.

150 pages, b/w photos, line illus.
RSPB

Insect Identification Plates, Complete Set of 31 in a Folder
Peregrine Productions

62 pages, col plates.
Peregrine Productions