BRITAIN'S BUTTERFLIES: A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND. By David Newland, Robert Still, Andy Swash, David Tomlinson.

(2002) 2020 4th edition, revised. 8vo flexibound paperback with flaps (152 x 215mm). Pp256. Colour identification photographs throughout, colour distribution maps, bibliography.

"A new and improved edition of the popular photographic field guide". "This extensively revised and updated new edition provides the latest information on every species recorded here. It covers in detail the identification of all 59 butterfly species that breed regularly, as well as four former breeders, ten rare migrants and one species of unknown status." Chapters include: Introduction; How butterflies and moths differ; Buterrfly biology; Where to look for butterflies - gardening for butterlie, butterfly habitats, favoured habitats; Butterfly identification - types of butterfly, colour variation - forms and aberrations. The Species Accounts: Former breeding species, rare migrants and vagrants; Species of doubtful provenance; Caterpillar foodplants; Eggs, caterpillars and chrysalises; List of British and Irish butterflies; List of British and Irish butterflies; Butterfly watching and photography; Butterfly conservation; Recording and monitoring; Climate change and butterflies; Conservation status and legislation.