A compact guide covering everything you need to know about insects of the UK.
This pocket-sized book is an essential guide to insects, helping you to identify around 240 of the most easily noticed British species selected from a range of orders and families.
The introduction covers the characteristics of an insect, where to find them as well as the conservation work in demand around the world, then entries on each species are divided into simple sections covering general information followed by its flight period, habitat and similar species.
As visually impressive as it is useful in the field, Pocket Guide to Insects features many stunning full-page and double-page images supporting the authoritative text.
Part of the Pocket Guides series covering British and European wildlife, including garden birds, butterflies, mushrooms, wild flowers, trees and shrubs and tracks and signs.
Autorentext
Bob Gibbons is a renowned botanist, author and tour leader who is based in Dorset but has travelled across much of Europe and the world in search of wildlife. His previous titles include Wildflower Wonders of the World.
Zusammenfassung
A compact guide covering everything you need to know about insects of the UK.This pocket-sized book is an essential guide to insects, helping you to identify around 240 of the most easily noticed British species selected from a range of orders and families.The introduction covers the characteristics of an insect, where to find them as well as the conservation work in demand around the world, then entries on each species are divided into simple sections covering general information followed by its flight period, habitat and similar species.As visually impressive as it is useful in the field, Pocket Guide to Insects features many stunning full-page and double-page images supporting the authoritative text. Part of the Pocket Guides series covering British and European wildlife, including garden birds, butterflies, mushrooms, wild flowers, trees and shrubs and tracks and signs.
Inhalt
Introduction
Mayflies, Ephemeroptera
Damselflies and Dragonflies, Odonata
Stoneflies, Plecoptera
Crickets and Grasshoppers, Orthoptera
Cockroaches and Mantises, Dictyoptera
Earwings, Demaptera
True Bugs, Hemiptera
Ant-lions, Lacewings and allies, Neuroptera
Alder Flies, Megaloptera
Scorpion Flies, Mecoptera
Butterflies and Moths, Lepidoptera
Caddis Flies, Trichoptera
True Flies, Diptera
Sawflies, Ants, Wasps, Bees and relatives, Hymenoptera
Beetles, Coleoptera
Springtails, Collembola
Glossary
Bibliography and Resources
Organisations and Societies