Green Guide to Butterflies Of Britain And Europe (Green Guides)

Butterflies are delightful and rewarding insects to study. Many are familiar visitors to our garden, while others are rare sights. The Green Guide to Butterflies makes identifying them easy for beginners and amateur naturalists alike. Concise descriptions, accompanied by beautiful colour illustrations, include information on appearance, both of butterflies and caterpillars, habitats and distribution, the best time of year to see the butterflies and the foodplants they visit. A detailed introduction includes colour photographs and information on the life cycle of a butterfly, habitats, studying butterflies, and conservation issues. Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents Introduction The Life Cycle of a Butterfly THE EGG THE LARVA THE PUPA THE ADULT Scent Brands Butterfly Habitats Studying and Breeding Butterflies Conservation Families of Butterflies The Butterflies PAPILIONIDS Swallowtail Scarce Swallowtail Festoon Apollo PIERIDS Large White Small White Green-veined White Bath White Peak White Black-veined White Orange Tip Mountain Clouded Yellow Moorland Clouded Yellow Clouded Yellow Pale Clouded Yellow Brimstone Cleopatra’s Brimstone Wood White DANAIDS Milkweed Butterfly LIBYTHEIDS Nettle Tree Butterfly NYMPHALIDS Two-tailed Pasha Purple Emperor Lesser Purple Emperor Poplar Admiral Southern White Admiral White Admiral Hungarian Glider Camberwell Beauty Large Tortoiseshell Peacock Butterfly Red Admiral Painted Lady Small Tortoiseshell Comma Butterfly Map Butterfly Cardinal Butterfly Silver-washed Fritillary Dark Green Fritillary High Brown Fritillary Niobe Fritillary Queen of Spain Fritillary Marbled Fritillary Lesser Marbled Fritillary Shepherd’s Fritillary Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Pearl-bordered Fritillary Titania’s Fritillary Weaver’s Fritillary Glanville Fritillary Knapweed Fritillary Spotted Fritillary False Heath Fritillary Heath Fritillary Meadow Fritillary Assmann’s Fritillary Scarce Fritillary Cynthia’s Fritillary Marsh Fritillary SATYRIDS Marbled White Esper’s Marbled White Woodland Grayling Rock Grayling Grayling Tree Grayling Hermit Alpine Grayling Dryad Great Banded Grayling False Grayling Arran Brown Large Ringlet Small Mountain Ringlet Scotch Argus Woodland Ringlet Almond-eyed Ringlet Piedmont Ringlet Meadow Brown Dusky Meadow Brown Ringlet Gatekeeper Southern Gatekeeper Spanish Gatekeeper Large Heath Small Heath Pearly Heath Alpine Heath Chestnut Heath Speckled Wood Wall Brown Large Wall Brown Northern Wall Brown Woodland Brown NEMEOBIIDS Duke of Burgundy Fritillary LYCAENIDS Brown Hairstreak Purple Hairstreak Spanish Purple Hairstreak Sloe Hairstreak Ilex Hairstreak False Ilex Hairstreak Blue Spot Hairstreak White Letter Hairstreak Black Hairstreak Green Hairstreak Provence Hairstreak Violet Copper Small Copper Large Copper Scarce Copper Sooty Copper Purple-shot Copper Purple-edged Copper Long-tailed Blue Lang’s Short-tailed Blue Short-tailed Blue Small Blue Holly Blue Green-underside Blue Alcon Blue Large Blue Scarce Large Blue Dusky Large Blue Baton Blue Chequered Blue Silver-studded Blue Idas Blue Reverdin’s Blue Cranberry Blue Geranium Argus Brown Argus Northern Brown Argus Mazarine Blue Damon Blue Chapman’s Blue Escher’s Blue Amanda’s Blue Turquoise Blue Meleager’s Blue Chalkhill Blue Adonis Blue Common Blue HESPERIIDS Grizzled Skipper Large Grizzled Skipper Dingy Skipper Large Chequered Skipper Chequered Skipper Lulworth Skipper Essex Skipper Small Skipper Silver-spotted Skipper Large Skipper Image Gallery Further Reading Useful Addresses Index An illustrated guide to butterflies, suitable for both the general reader and the amateur naturalist.Aimed at both the general reader and amateur naturalist, this guide offers information on observing and identifying 150 of the most commonly encountered butterfly species in Britain and Europe.Each butterfly's habits, range and important characteristics are described, while colour paintings show each butterfly in detail. There are sections on the four stages of the life-cycle of butterflies and on breeding butterflies. Sound advice on conservation issues is also offered.The book can be used as both a home reference and a pocket companion in the field. Aimed at both the general reader and amateur naturalist, this guide offers information on observing and identifying 150 of the most commonly encountered butterfly species in Britain and Europe. Each butterfly's habits, range and important characteristics are described, while colour paintings show each butterfly in detail. There are sections on the four stages of the life-cycle of butterflies and on breeding butterflies. Sound advice on conservation issues is also offered. The book can be used as both a home reference and a pocket companion in the field.