The complete Identification, Field and Site Guide to the Species, Subspecies and Forms.

A wonderful butterfly book, the first to cover all the adult forms, including subspecies, in the British Isles. It provides clear directions and field tips on where to find them (incl. OS grid references), as well as details of identification and behaviour, and is complemented with stunning colour photographs of living specimen of all the taxa. It represents a lifetime of study and observation by the author, former chief lepidoptera taxonomist at Rothamsted Research, of these fascinating insects and will aid in the location and identification of all the adult forms of the butterflies. In addition, the history, ecology and behaviour (e.g. flight, territorial and roosting) of many of the species is briefly, but very interestingly, detailed, along with description of basic habitat types, phenological tables, a list of food plants and their scientific names, and citation of the scientific literature, more especially that relating to classification of the sub-specific forms. The volume is fully indexed.