Britain's Day-flying Moths : A Field Guide to the Day-flying Moths of Britain and Ireland /

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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 thes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Newland, D. E. (David Edward)
Otros Autores: Swash, Andy, Still, Rob
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Moths.
NATURE > Animals > Insects & Spiders.
NATURE > Animals > Butterflies & Moths.
Papillons nocturnes > Grande-Bretagne.
Moths > Great Britain.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • 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
  • 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.

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