British Moths: A photographic guide to the Moths of Britain & Ireland

Description:

Revised 2nd edition. This photographic guide is the most comprehensive collection of British moth images ever published. Over 3,200 photographs create a visual feast that not only showcases the wealth and variety of moths in Britain and Ireland, but also provides an invaluable identification tool for experts and amateur naturalists alike. Uniquely, all the photographs are of living insects taken in natural conditions. The photographs are accompanied by a concise text that includes wingspans, status and distribution, flight periods, habitats and larval foodplants. This is the definitive photographic guide to British moths. Includes 2,147 species, comprising 871 macros and 1,276 micros. This is 800 more species than the last edition. The extras are mainly micros. For the first time, all resident species are mapped. This edition does not include butterflies or caterpillars