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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain and Western Europe
A Photographic Guide
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain and Western Europe
A Photographic Guide
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Description
A very fine photographic guide to all the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain and Western Europe.
This visually impressive encyclopedia is a must-have for Britain's army of dragonfly-watchers. Written at an advanced level, this book contains keys, first-class photography, and highlights to key identification criteria in the adults.
Very unusually, nymphs are also afforded this treatment, making this a truly unique resource for anyone interested in freshwater ecology. There are also detailed diagrams of wing venation – crucial for some identifications, rarely covered in other guides (and never with this sort of clarity) – and plates showing confusion abdomens, a superb resource.
Table of Contents
1. The Life Cycles of Dragonflies and Damselflies
2. Dragonflies and their Habitats
3. Dragonfly Surveying, Observation and Photography
4. Field Key to Adult Dragonflies
5. Field Guide to the Exuviae and Larvae (Final Instar) of Dragonflies
Pterography (Wing photography)
Comparative Plate of Dragonfly Morphology
Bibliography
Checklist of the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain and Western Europe
Authors
Acknowledgements
Index of Common Names
Index of Scientific Names
Product details
| Published | Aug 10 2021 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 160 |
| ISBN | 9781472982223 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Wildlife |
| Dimensions | 240 x 167 mm |
| Series | Bloomsbury Naturalist |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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This is the ultimate resource for any field naturalist interested in these intriguing insects.
Countryside
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This guide is sure to make a major contribution to amateur naturalists' accurate recording of dragonflies and damselflies.
Birdwatch Magazine
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This new book by three renowned French entomologists ... is a true tour-de-force. A tremendous amount of thought has gone into its overall design and lay-out. Crammed with superb crisp colour photographic portraits of all relevant Odonata species, each annotated (but not too much) to draw attention to specific identification features, it is a really joy to use. A bench mark publication.
John Badmin, Journal of Entomology and Natural History
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This new photographic guide seeks to provide identification information for all 98 species to be found in Western Europe [and is] a fully comprehensive field guide for the area. [It is] attractively produced, with high quality pictures and a few full-page photographs between sections, which are superb.
Pam Taylor, Entomologist's Monthly Magazine






















