The essential field guide to British and Irish Odonata, featuring unrivalled full-colour artwork of all 58 species.
'A jewel of a book' - The Independent
Adult dragonflies are among the largest and most spectacular insects alive today, and their beautiful colours, phenomenal aerobatic skills and preference for flying in warm, sunny weather make them easy to observe.
Now in its sixth edition, this trusted, practical guide enables you to identify all 58 species across the British Isles, featuring fascinating descriptive accounts and helpful insect-watching tips. It brings together more than 300 exquisitely detailed illustrations by renowned wildlife artist Richard Lewington alongside 168 stunning photographs to showcase the essential identification characteristics. Regional guides, flight-period charts and distribution maps help you to determine when and where to see each species, and an identification key to the larvae of all the resident and migratory dragonfly and damselfly species is also provided.
Whether you are just beginning to explore the world of dragonflies and damselflies or are a long-time enthusiast, this an indispensable companion for discovering and identifying these remarkable insects.
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Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland
Sixth edition
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Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland
Sixth edition
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Titel Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface to sixth edition
- Introduction
- Life history
- Distribution
- Dragonfly habitats
- Dragonflies and the law
- Finding dragonflies
- Identification
- Introduction to the families
- Key to dragonfly larvae
- Species descriptions
- Calopterygidae Demoiselles
- Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
- Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
- Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
- AESHNIDAE Hawker dragonflies
- Scarce Emerald Damselfly Lestes dryas
- Southern Emerald Damselfly Lestes barbarus
- Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
- Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca
- White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
- Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
- Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
- Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale
- Northern Damselfly Coenagrion hastulatum
- Irish Damselfly Coenagrion lunulatum
- Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
- Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum
- Norfolk Damselfly Coenagrion armatum
- Dainty Damselfly Coenagrion scitulum
- Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
- Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio
- Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
- Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
- Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
- Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
- Azure Hawker Aeshna caerulea
- Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
- Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis
- Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
- Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
- Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
- Norfolk Hawker Aeshna isoceles
- Emperor Anax imperator
- Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
- Vagrant Emperor Anax ephippiger
- Common Clubtail Gomphus vulgatissimus
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
- Orange-spotted Emerald Oxygastra curtisii
- Yellow-spotted Emerald Somatochlora flavomaculata
- Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
- Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
- Northern Emerald Somatochlora arctica
- Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
- Scarlet Darter Crocothemis erythraea
- White-faced Darter Leucorrhinia dubia
- Large White-faced Darter Leucorrhinia pectoralis
- Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
- Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
- Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
- Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
- Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
- Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
- Black Darter Sympetrum danae
- Banded Darter Sympetrum pedemontanum
- Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii
- Yellow-winged Darter Sympetrum flaveolum
- Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum
- Southern Darter Sympetrum meridionale
- Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens
- Further reading
- Further resources
- Acknowledgements
- Index
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