Collins Butterfly Guide
The Most Complete Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe
Tom Tolman author Richard Lewington illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Published:2nd Apr '09
Should be back in stock very soon
This classic guide to the butterflies of Britain and northern Europe enters its third edition as part of the authoritative Collins Guide series.
This comprehensive guide to the butterflies of Britain and Europe features over 400 species, depicting both male and female insects. Species descriptions include details on taxonomic nomenclature, distribution, flight period, variation, habitat, behaviour and life cycle. Subspecies are included where there is significant variation, and distribution maps accompany each widespread species.
Illustrated by Richard Lewington, the world's leading butterfly illustrator, this is an ideal field guide for travelling naturalists and butterfly enthusiasts alike and is an essential addition to every nature lover's bookshelves.
'Richard Lewington's illustrations are magnificent…Tom Tolman's text is excellent’
New Scientist
'The identification plates are without equal in any modern field guide to butterflies'
Centre for Biodiversity Studies, Milwaukee Public Museum
ISBN: 9780007279777
Dimensions: 195mm x 135mm x 22mm
Weight: 620g
384 pages