Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe: 2nd edition (Field Guides) (Bloomsbury Wildlife Guides)

A revised and thoroughly updated edition of THE definitive guide to identifying dragonflies in Europe. The first edition of the Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe was a ground-breaking identification guide that led to an increase in Odonata recording across Europe. The second edition includes fully revised regional guides and identification texts, updated distribution maps and conservation statuses, illustrated accounts for five species that have been discovered in the region since the first edition, updated checklists and taxonomy, new photographs throughout, as well as an introduction to larvae identification. Each species is lavishly illustrated with artworks of males, females and variations, as well as close-ups of important characters. Cover Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Thoughts on field guides Introduction Studying dragonflies Dragonfly behaviour Dragonfly occurrence Map key Habitat Flight season Dragonfly names Dragonfly identification Glossary Identification of suborders, families and genera Larvae and exuviae Regional guide to dragonflies Identification Zygoptera Damselflies Lestidae Lestes and Chalcolestes Sympecma Calopterygidae Calopteryx Euphaeidae Epallage Platycnemididae Platycnemis Coenagrionidae Ischnura Enallagma Coenagrion Erythromma Pyrrhosoma Ceriagrion Nehalennia Pseudagrion Anisoptera True Dragonflies Aeshnidae Aeshna Anax Brachytron Boyeria Caliaeschna Gomphidae Gomphus and Stylurus Ophiogomphus Onychogomphus Paragomphus Lindenia Cordulegastridae Cordulegaster Family affiliation uncertain. Oxygastra Macromiidae Macromia Corduliidae Cordulia Somatochlora Epitheca Libellulidae Libellula Orthetrum Leucorrhinia Sympetrum Crocothemis Trithemis Brachythemis Diplacodes Selysiothemis Acisoma Pachydiplax Pantala Tramea Rhyothemis Urothemis Zygonyx Appendices Photographic and mapping acknowledgements. Index "The first edition of the Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe was a ground-breaking identification guide that led to an increase in Odonata recording across Europe. The second edition includes fully revised regional guides and identification texts, updated distribution maps and conservation statuses, illustrated accounts for five species that have been discovered in the region since the first edition, updated checklists and taxonomy, new photographs throughout, as well as an introduction to larvae identification. Each species is lavishly illustrated with artworks of males, females and variations, as well as close-ups of important characters." --Amazon.com A guide to all the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Europe. It covers all of Europe, from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean Basin, including western Turkey, Cyprus, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and the Azones, Canaries and Madeira. It also contains an introduction to studying and identifying dragonflies, and more.