Britain's Insects: A Field Guide to the Insects of Great Britain and Ireland (WILDGuides, 78)

**The go-to photographic guide to all the insect orders of Britain and Ireland** __Britain's Insects__ is an innovative, up-to-date, carefully designed and beautifully illustrated field guide to Britain and Ireland's twenty-five insect orders, concentrating on popular groups and species that can be identified in the field. Featuring superb photographs of live insects, the guide covers the key aspects of identification and provides information on status, distribution, seasonality, habitat, food plants and behaviour. It also offers insight into the life history of the various insect groups, many of which are truly amazing. This is the go-to guide for entomologists, naturalists, gardeners, wildlife photographers and anyone else interested in insects, whatever their level of knowledge. * More than 2,000 stunning photographs, carefully selected to show key identification features * Photo guides to families, genera and species * Designed to allow easy, accurate comparison of similar species * Up-to-date distribution maps and charts summarizing adult seasonality * QR codes that link to sound recordings of grasshoppers and crickets * Information on photographing and recording insects to help conservation

The go-to photographic guide to Britain and Ireland'sinsects Britain's Insects is an innovative,up-to-date, carefully designed and beautifully illustrated fieldguide to Britain and Ireland's twenty-five insect orders,concentrating on popular groups and species that can be identifiedin the field. Featuring superb photographs of live insects, theguide covers the key aspects of identification and providesinformation on status, distribution, seasonality, habitat, foodplants and behaviour. It also offers insight into the life historyof the various insect groups, many of which are truly amazing. Thisis the go-to guide for entomologists, naturalists, gardeners,wildlife photographers and anyone else interested in insects,whatever their level of knowledge.

• More than 2,600 stunning photographs, carefully selected toshow key identification features
• Photo guides to every insect order, covering 316 families andalmost 850 genera
• Covers 1,653 species, of which 1,476 are illustrated
• Designed to allow easy, accurate comparison of similarspecies
• Up-to-date distribution maps and charts summarizing adultseasonality
• QR codes that link to sound recordings of grasshoppers andcrickets
• Information on photographing and recording insects to helpconservation

The go-to photographic guide to Britain and Ireland's insects Britain's Insects is an innovative, up-to-date, carefully designed and beautifully illustrated field guide to Britain and Ireland's twenty-five insect orders, concentrating on popular groups and species that can be identified in the field. Featuring superb photographs of live insects, the guide covers the key aspects of identification and provides information on status, distribution, seasonality, habitat, food plants and behaviour. It also offers insight into the life history of the various insect groups, many of which are truly amazing. This is the go-to guide for entomologists, naturalists, gardeners, wildlife photographers and anyone else interested in insects, whatever their level of knowledge. More than 2,600 stunning photographs, carefully selected to show key identification features Photo guides to every insect order, covering 316 families and almost 850 genera Covers 1,653 species, of which 1,476 are illustrated Designed to allow easy, accurate comparison of similar species Up-to-date distribution maps and charts summarizing adult seasonality QR codes that link to sound recordings of grasshoppers and crickets Information on photographing and recording insects to help conservation Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction Insect identification Class Insecta (insects) Insect orders of Great Britain and Ireland – a simplified guide to adults – selected larvae and nymphs Glossary Watching and photographing insects THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS ARCHAEOGNATHA – Bristletails ZYGENTOMA – Silverfish EPHEMEROPTERA – Mayflies ODONATA – Dragonflies & damselflies PLECOPTERA – Stoneflies DERMAPTERA – Earwigs ORTHOPTERA – Grasshoppers & crickets EMBIOPTERA – Webspinners MANTODEA – Mantids PHASMIDA – Stick-insects BLATTODEA – Cockroaches & termites PSOCODEA – Lice, barklice & booklice HEMIPTERA – Bugs THYSANOPTERA – Thrips NEUROPTERA – Lacewings & antlions MEGALOPTERA – Alderflies COLEOPTERA – Beetles RAPHIDIOPTERA – Snakeflies DIPTERA – Flies MECOPTERA – Scorpionflies TRICHOPTERA – Caddisflies STREPSIPTERA – Stylops SIPHONAPTERA – Fleas LEPIDOPTERA – Butterflies & moths HYMENOPTERA – Ants, wasps, bees & relatives Status and legislation Further reading and sources of useful information Acknowledgements and photographic credits Index of English and scientific names