Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe

Dijkstra, K.-D.; Schröter, A.; Lewington, R.

ISBN 10: 1472943953 / ISBN 13: 9781472943958

Edité par Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2020

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336, 1000+ col illus, line drawings + photos, distribution maps. . PB. NEW. . The second edition includes fully revised regional guides and identification texts, updated distribution maps and conservation statuses, illustrated accounts for five species that have been discovered in the region since the first edition, updated checklists and taxonomy, new photographs throughout, as well as an introduction to larvae identification. Each species is lavishly illustrated with artworks of males, females and variations, as well as close-ups of important characters. Identification guide to all the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Europe. Compiled by top field experts from across the Continent, together with Richard Lewington's fine illustrations. Region covered is all of Europe, from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean basin, including western Turkey, Cyprus, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and the Azores, Canaries and Madeira. All 160 recorded species are illustrated, with illustrations of males, females, immatures, varieties, side views and detail of important characters. Field descriptions, keys, identification tables (including field characters, hand characters, variation, behaviour, range and status, habitat and flight season). Country by country guides to finding dragonflies throughout Europe, North Africa and Turkey. [9781472943958].

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe
• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Wildlife
• Date de parution: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1472943953
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781472943958
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Illustrateur: Lewington, Richard
• Édition: Edition originale
• État de l'article: New
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • ENTOMOLOGY,ODONATA

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Synopsis

The definitive guide to identifying dragonflies in Europe

Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe is the ultimate identification guide to the Odonata of the region, with coverage stretching from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean basin and including western Turkey, Cyprus, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and the Azores, Canary Islands and Madeira..

Each species is lavishly illustrated with Richard Lewington's incomparable artwork of males, females and variations, as well as close-ups of important characteristics. Concise identification texts, is accompanied by accurate distribution maps, checklists and photography, and an introduction to larval identification is included.

This ground-breaking field guide represents the last word in field identification of these insects across the continent.

À propos des auteurs

Klaas-Douwe 'KD' B Dijkstra developed an interest in natural history as a child living in Egypt. KD was a founding member of the Dutch society for odonatology in 1997, was editor of its journal Brachytron, and co-authored the handbook of Dutch Odonata published in 2002. As a research associate of the National Museum of Natural History Naturalis in The Netherlands, KD has worked on the systematics and biogeography of tropical African Odonata since 2001. In 2005, he shared the Worldwide Dragonfly Association outstanding achievement award for this work.

Asmus Schröter is an expert on European dragonflies, with a special interest in their identification, ethology and biogeography, especially those of mountain regions and the Subarctic. Asmus is Executive Editor of the international odonatological journal Notulae Odonatologicae.

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.