Table of Contents

Personal Tribute to L. G. Higgins and N. D. Riley 6 Preface 7 Acknowledgements 8 Abbreviations 10 Introduction 11 Basic external anatomy 11 Life-cycle 14 Indentification 14 Arrangement of Main Text 15 Description of species Papilionidae 23 Pieridae 33 Lycaenidae 64 Riodinidae 138 Libytheidae 139 Danaidae 140 Nymphalidae 142 Satyridae 185 Hesperiidae 257 Checklist of Species 281 Glossary 293 Index of English Names 305 Index of Scientific Names 310

Promotional Information

This book will serve as the quick identification guide for anyone interested in the butterflies of Britain and Europe. Its user will have the pleasure of bringing into play the color illustrations by Richard Lewington. To say that they are good would be a disservice--the identification plates are without equal in any modern field guide to butterflies. -- P. J. de Vries, Director, Center for Biodiversity Studies, Milwaukee Public Museum

About the Author

Tom Tolman has published several papers on European butterflies. Since his retirement as a research chemist more than a decade ago, he has undertaken extensive field work, studying and photographing butterflies and their habitats while camping for months at a time throughout Europe. Richard Lewington studied graphic design in the UK and has been a full-time natural history illustrator since 1971. His paintings of insects have appeared in a number of field guides and academic publications, and he has designed and illustrated wildlife stamps for countries including Fiji and the Seychelles.

Reviews

"This book will serve as the quick identification guide for anyone interested in the butterflies of Britain and Europe. Its user will have the pleasure of bringing into play the color illustrations by Richard Lewington. To say that they are good would be a disservice—the identification plates are without equal in any modern field guide to butterflies."—P. J. de Vries, Director, Center for Biodiversity Studies, Milwaukee Public Museum