A brand new identification guide to the caterpillars of the British Isles, with exceptional illustrations.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Useful resources
At-a-glance guide
Plate section
Checklist of the macro-moths and butterflies of Great Britain and
Ireland
Scientific names of plants and their associated butterfly and moth
species
Photographic credits
Appendices
Index of English names
Index of scientific names
Phil Sterling began his interest in moths before starting
school. Today he concentrates on elucidating life histories of
lesser known moth species, and on promoting his passion for
wildlife to a wide audience through publication of books, papers
and public speaking. He holds the degree of MA (Oxon) in Zoology
and his DPhil (Oxon) was on the ecology and biological control of
the Brown-tail Moth. He is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological
Society, and a member of the British Entomological and Natural
History Society and British Ecological Society. He has been in
nature conservation research and practice for 35 years and is
currently at Butterfly Conservation where works on a UK-wide
project to improve habitat for wildlife in the built
environment.
Barry Henwood has been interested in butterflies, moths and
their caterpillars since primary school. He read Medical Sciences
at Selwyn College, Cambridge and went on to qualify as a doctor at
Guy’s Hospital Medical School. He worked as a GP in Newton Abbot,
Devon for 26 years. He is a member of the British Entomological and
Natural History Society and now volunteers for Butterfly
Conservation and Devon Wildlife Trust. He has written and
contributed to many publications in entomological journals. He has
reared and photographed the caterpillars of several hundred species
of macro-moths and butterflies.
Richard Lewington is an acknowledged leader in the field of
insect illustration. His meticulous paintings of wildlife are the
mainstay of many of the modern classics of field-guide art,
including The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland, Guide to Garden
Wildlife and Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland.
Richard has also designed and illustrated wildlife stamps for
several countries. In 1999 he was awarded Butterfly Conservation's
Marsh Award for the promotion of Lepidoptera conservation, and in
2010 the Zoological Society of London's Stamford Raffles Award for
contribution to zoology.
The drawings are perfect ... the text is excellent. As a field
guide it is hard to fault.
*British Wildlife*
A much-needed guide – you can’t truly understand a moth or a
butterfly without first getting to know the caterpillar.
*Nick Baker*
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