Britain's Day-flying Moths : A Field Guide to the Day-flying Moths of Britain and Ireland / David Newland, Robert Still, Andy Swash.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newland, David, author.

Still, Robert, author.

Swash, Andy, author.

Contributor:

Parsons, Mark (Entomologist)

Series:

WildGuides.

Britain's Wildlife

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moths.

Moths--Ireland--Identification.

Moths--Great Britain--Identification.

Ireland.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This concise photographic field guide will help you identify any of the 100 or so day-flying moths found in Britain and Ireland. Combining stunning photographs, authoritative text, and an easy-to-use design, this book makes a perfect traveling companion--one that will increase your enjoyment of these colorful and intriguing creatures. Like butterflies, some moths fly regularly in sunshine, whereas others that usually fly only at night are readily disturbed from their resting places during the day. This guide describes all of these species, with at least one photograph of each in its natural, resting pose. The text includes a brief description of each moth, with details of its life history, where and when to look for it, its status, the food plants of its caterpillars, and its special features. Introductory sections cover many topics, including how to distinguish moths from butterflies; classification; life cycle and behavior; ecological importance; the impact of habitat and climate change; recording and monitoring; and conservation. Individual accounts for some 100 species Stunning photographs of every moth, as you see them Attractive, easy-to-use, and accessible design

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

The difference between butterflies and moths

What is a day-flying moth?

Moth biology

The naming of moths

Identifying moths

Where to look for day-flying moths

Gardening for moths

Glossary

Moth families with day-flying species

Introduction to the species accounts

THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS

Foresters and Burnets

Clearwings

Eggars, Emperor, Kentish Glory and Hook-tips

Geometrids

Hawk-moths

Tussocks, Footmen, Tigers and Ermines

Noctuids

Micro-moths

List of day-flying moths

Conservation and legislation

Butterfly and moth conservation

Recording and monitoring

Further reading

Useful websites

Acknowledgements and photographic credits

Index

Notes:

"Produced in association with Butterfly Conservation."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

1-4008-4690-0

OCLC:

855115419