Britain's Dragonflies
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Britain's Dragonflies

A Field Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland - Fully Revised and Updated Fourth Edition

  1. 232 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Britain's Dragonflies

A Field Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland - Fully Revised and Updated Fourth Edition

About this book

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

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Introduction
  7. Dragonfly biology and ecology
  8. Dragonfly habitats
  9. How to identify Dragonflies
  10. Glossary
  11. THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS
  12. Former breeders, vagrants and potential vagrants
  13. Introduced exotic species
  14. Identification of larvae and exuviae
  15. Watching and photographing Dragonflies
  16. Where to look for rare and uncommon Dragonflies
  17. Conservation status and legislation
  18. British Dragonfly Society
  19. Dragonfly recording and monitoring
  20. Further information
  21. Acknowledgements and photographic credits
  22. Index of English and scientific names