Dragonflies and damselflies of New Zealand / Milen Marinov & Mike Ashbee ; with identification chart by Albert Orr and additional illustrations by Boris Marinov, Albert Orr & David Boyle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marinov, Milen (Milen G.), author.

Ashbee, Mike, author.

Contributor:

Orr, Albert, illustrator.

Marinov, Boris, illustrator.

Boyle, David, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dragonflies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 157 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"This is a natural history and field guide to New Zealand's 14 species of dragonflies and damselflies ... Key features include: Expert and up-to-date information on the 14 species breeding in New Zealand; natural history of the group including an introduction to evolution, habitats, biology, behaviour, photography and conservation; more than 200 new photographs and hand-drawn illustrations of dragonflies and damselflies at all life stages in their environment; authoritative text on each species covering identification, measurement, behaviour, breeding, flying period and where to observe the species; range maps for all species"--Publisher information.

Contents:

Preface

Natural history (Damselflies and dragonflies in the natural world ; Habitats of New Zealand damselflies and dragonflies ; Endemics and more recent arrivals ; Biology and behaviour ; Conservation ; Photographing damselflies and dragonflies ; Damselflies, dragonflies and communities)

Species accounts (Blue damselfly ; Gossmaer damselfly ; Chatham redcoat damselfly ; Redcoat damselfly ; Bush-giant butterfly ; Mountain giant dragonfly ; Lancer dragonfly ; Baron dragonfly ; Dusk dragonfly ; Sentry dragonfly ; Yellow spotted dragonfly ; Ranger dragonfly ; Red percher dragonfly ; Common glider dragonfly)

Species likely to establish.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-77671-043-6