Concise Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland

Townsend, M.; Waring, P.; Lewington, R.

ISBN 10: 1472957288 / ISBN 13: 9781472957283

Edité par British Wildlife Publishing, 2019

A propos de cet article

176, 1600+ col & b/w illus. 215x136mm. PB. NEW. . 2nd revised and updated edition. With all the illustrations from the classic 'Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland' by Waring & Townsend (2018) with concise descriptions opposite the plates. Nearly all the resident and migrant British (including the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) and Irish species of macro-moths illustrated and described. Moths illustrated by Richard Lewington in their natural resting postures. Concise field descriptions and illustrations of almost 900 species. Updated to reflect latest advances in taxonomy. [9781472957283].

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Concise Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland
• Éditeur: British Wildlife Publishing
• Date de parution: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1472957288
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781472957283
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Illustrateur: Lewington, Richard
• État de l'article: New
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • ENTOMOLOGY,LEPIDOPTERA

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Synopsis

'A remarkable field guide ... one of those books that come along every now and then and cause a revolution.' - Michael McCarthy, Independent

This concise guide is a companion to the main Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland by the same expert authors, but is in a condensed form with artwork opposite the species descriptions and lay-flat binding for ease of use in the field.

It includes brief but comprehensive field descriptions of all the macro-moths in Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, and this second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest advances in taxonomy.

Featuring more than 1,700 superbly detailed colour artworks and covering nearly 900 species, this portable guide is an essential addition to every moth-lover's field kit.

À propos des auteurs

Martin Townsend has had a life-long interest in natural history, and started specialising in Lepidoptera at the age of ten. He works as a consultant ecologist, concentrating on insects and other invertebrates, with Lepidoptera as his main field of expertise. He graduated with a BSc in Zoology from the University of Aberdeen in 1985, and since then has worked in ecological research and conservation, including work for IACR Rothamsted, Oxford University Department of Zoology and the RSPB. He has published a number of research papers and articles and has been an independent consultant since 1998, carrying out site surveys for conservation bodies and other landowners. He is based in Oxford.

Paul Waring was born in the New Forest, Hampshire. A schoolboy interest in caterpillars led ultimately to Honours Zoology at the University of Oxford and a PhD on the impact of woodland management on the moth fauna of Bernwood Forest. Since 1987, Paul has worked full time on moth conservation in Britain, both within the government conservation agencies and as a freelancer, as well as mothing elsewhere throughout the world. He is based in Peterborough, and has authored over 1,000 papers and reports in scientific journals, including a regular report on moths in British Wildlife magazine for the last 20 years.

Richard Lewington is an acknowledged leader in the field of insect illustration. His meticulous paintings of wildlife are the mainstay of many of the modern classics of field-guide art, from butterflies and moths, to bees, spiders and dragonflies. Richard has also designed and illustrated wildlife stamps for several countries. In 1999 he was awarded Butterfly Conservation's Marsh Award for the promotion of Lepidoptera conservation, and in 2010 the Zoological Society of London's Stamford Raffles Award for contribution to zoology. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society.