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Britain's butterflies : a field guide to the butterflies of Britain and Ireland
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Britain'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 revise...
Britain'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 revised and updated 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. Stunning colour plates show typical views of each butterfly species, including the various forms and aberrations Detailed species profiles cover adult identification; behaviour; habitat requirements; population and conservation; egg, caterpillar and chrysalis; and status and distribution, including up-to-date maps Photographs of egg, caterpillar and chrysalis for every breeding species Sections on biology, where to look for and how to identify butterflies and other essential information.
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- Creator
- David Newland & Robert Still ; Andy Swash, David Tomlinson
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
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- Third edition, Fully revised and updated [edition]
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2015
- ©2015
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- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (240 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
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- ISBNs
- 9781400866014, 1336225920, 1400866014, 9780691166438, 0691166439
- OCLC
- ocn979954539, ocn905696306
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-235) and index.
- Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- How butterflies and moths differ -- The life-cycle of a butterfly -- Butterfly biology -- Egg -- Caterpillar -- Chrysalis -- Adult -- Where to look for butterflies -- Gardening for butterflies -- Butterfly habitats -- Favoured habitats -- Key places for rare and localized butterflies -- How to identify butterflies -- Key features of adult butterflies -- Butterfly identification -- Colour variation: forms and aberrations -- The types of butterfly -- Glossary -- THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS -- BREEDING AND ANNUAL MIGRANT SPECIES -- Skippers -- Small Skipper: Thymelicus sylvestris -- Essex Skipper: Thymelicus lineola -- Lulworth Skipper: Thymelicus acteon -- Silver-spotted Skipper: Hesperia comma -- Large Skipper: Ochlodes sylvanus -- Chequered Skipper: Carterocephalus palaemon -- Grizzled Skipper: Pyrgus malvae -- Dingy Skipper: Erynnis tages -- Whites and Yellows -- Clouded Yellow: Colias croceus -- Brimstone: Gonepteryx rhamni -- Large White: Pieris brassicae -- Small White: Pieris rapae -- Green-veined White: Pieris napi -- Orange-tip: Anthocharis cardamines -- Wood White: Leptidea sinapis -- Cryptic Wood White: Leptidea juvernica -- Swallowtails -- Swallowtail: Papilio machaon -- Hairstreaks, Blues and Coppers -- Green Hairstreak: Callophrys rubi -- Brown Hairstreak: Thecla betulae -- Black Hairstreak: Satyrium pruni -- White-letter Hairstreak: Satyrium w-album -- Purple Hairstreak: Neozephyrus quercus -- Holly Blue: Celastrina argiolus -- Small Blue: Cupido minimus -- Brown Argus: Aricia agestis -- Northern Brown Argus: Aricia artaxerxes -- Silver-studded Blue: Plebeius argus -- Common Blue: Polyommatus icarus -- Adonis Blue: Polyommatus bellargus -- Chalkhill Blue: Polyommatus coridon -- Large Blue: Glaucopsyche arion -- Small Copper: Lycaena phlaeas -- Metalmarks
- Duke of Burgundy: Hamearis lucina -- Fritillaries -- Heath Fritillary: Melitaea athalia -- Marsh Fritillary: Euphydryas aurinia -- Glanville Fritillary: Melitaea cinxia -- Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary: Boloria selene -- Pearl-bordered Fritillary: Boloria euphrosyne -- High Brown Fritillary: Argynnis adippe -- Dark Green Fritillary: Argynnis aglaja -- Silver-washed Fritillary: Argynnis paphia -- Nymphalids, Emperors and Allies -- White Admiral: Limenitis camilla -- Purple Emperor: Apatura iris -- Red Admiral: Vanessa atalanta -- Painted Lady: Vanessa cardui -- Small Tortoiseshell: Aglais urticae -- Peacock: Inachis io -- Comma: Polygonia c-album -- Browns -- Marbled White: Melanargia galathea -- Speckled Wood: Pararge aegeria -- Wall: Lasiommata megera -- Grayling: Hipparchia semele -- Gatekeeper: Pyronia tithonus -- Meadow Brown: Maniola jurtina -- Ringlet: Aphantopus hyperantus -- Mountain Ringlet: Erebia epiphron -- Scotch Argus: Erebia aethiops -- Small Heath: Coenonympha pamphilus -- Large Heath: Coenonympha tullia -- FORMER BREEDING SPECIES (AND OCCASIONAL MIGRANTS -- (Black-veined White: Aporia crataegi -- Bath White: Pontia daplidice -- Pale Clouded Yellow: Colias hyale -- Berger's Clouded Yellow: Colias alfacariensis -- (Large Copper: Lycaena dispar -- Long-tailed Blue: Lampides boeticus -- Short-tailed Blue: Everes argiades -- (Mazarine Blue: Cyaniris semiargus -- Geranium Bronze: Cacyreus marshalli -- Map: Araschnia levana -- Queen of Spain Fritillary: Issoria lathonia -- Scarce Tortoiseshell: Nymphalis xanthomelas -- (Large Tortoiseshell: Nymphalis polychloros -- Camberwell Beauty: Nymphalis antiopa -- Monarch: Danaus plexippus -- Arran Brown: Erebia ligea -- Species of doubtful provenance -- Caterpillar foodplants -- Butterfly nectar sources and caterpillar foodplants -- Eggs, caterpillars and chrysalises -- Eggs
- Caterpillars -- Chrysalises -- List of British and Irish butterflies -- Butterfly watching and photography -- Butterfly Conservation -- Recording and monitoring -- Conservation and legislation -- Further reading -- Sources of further information and useful addresses -- Acknowledgements and photographic/artwork credits -- Index of English and scientific names