In this Book
- Britain's Dragonflies: A Field Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland - Fully Revised and Updated Fourth Edition
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: WILDGuides
A fully revised, comprehensive photographic field guide to the dragonflies of Britain and Ireland
Britain’s Dragonflies is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Written by two of Britain’s foremost Dragonfly experts, this fully revised and updated fourth edition features hundreds of stunning images and identification charts covering all 57 resident, migrant and former breeding species, and six potential vagrants. The book focuses on the identification of both adults and larvae, highlighting the key features. Detailed species profiles provide concise information on identification, distribution, flight periods, behaviour, habitat, status and conservation. Other sections cover biology; how to watch, photograph, record and monitor Dragonflies; conservation status and legislation; and introduced exotic species.
This redesigned, updated and expanded edition features:
- Beautiful colour plates showing males, females, immatures and all colour forms for every species
- Over 500 stunning photographs, many of which are new, and more than 550 illustrations
- Up-to-date species profiles and distribution maps
- Detailed, easy-to-use identification charts for adults and larvae
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- pp. 8-10
- Dragonfly biology and ecology
- pp. 11-20
- Dragonfly habitats
- pp. 21-31
- How to identify Dragonflies
- pp. 32-51
- The Species Accounts
- pp. 53-157
- Introduced exotic species
- pp. 192-193
- Identification of larvae and exuviae
- pp. 194-215
- Watching and photographing Dragonflies
- pp. 216-217
- Conservation status and legislation
- pp. 220-223
- Dragonfly recording and monitoring
- pp. 224-225
- Further information
- p. 226
- Acknowledgements and photographic credits
- pp. 227-229
- Index of English and scientific names
- pp. 230-232
- Other Titles
- pp. 233-234
- About the Authors
- pp. 235-236