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"A valuable identification tool for novices and experts alike"
--Sussex Wildlife Trust (
' Jam-packed with photographs...this book really is superb and the quality of the photographs excellent. I'd say that you should make room on your bookshelf for this but I suspect you will use it so frequently it will rarely be on the shelf! ' --Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists Society (Feb 09)
"For relative beginners as myself, a good field guide is essential and the recently published British Moths & Butterflies by Chris Manley ticks all the right boxes as an introduction to this fascinating groupd of insects."
--thevisitor.co.uk, August 6, 2009
--Sussex Wildlife Trust (
' Jam-packed with photographs...this book really is superb and the quality of the photographs excellent. I'd say that you should make room on your bookshelf for this but I suspect you will use it so frequently it will rarely be on the shelf! ' --Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists Society (Feb 09)
"For relative beginners as myself, a good field guide is essential and the recently published British Moths & Butterflies by Chris Manley ticks all the right boxes as an introduction to this fascinating groupd of insects."
--thevisitor.co.uk, August 6, 2009
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Packed with the stunning photography of Chris Manley, this new photographic guide is the perfect guide to Britain's moths and butterflies. Its coverage is broad, including all of the 800 or so macro-moths (within which the butterflies are placed), including all vagrants, and many of the micros, along with some 300 types of caterpillars. The authoritative text provides important information on identification, size and larval food plant for each species, with introductory sections detailing habitats, life cycles, conservation, and trapping and photographic techniques. With many people now setting up their own backyard moth traps or interested to know which species are fluttering around their light bulbs, this book provides a superb introduction to this fascinating insect group. Moths and Butterflies of Britain and Ireland app also available from iTunes, GBP14.99 'Wow does this app deliver' Butterfly magazine
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Following Chris's previous book, the Moths of Trigon, this new book has been eagerly anticipated, and I have not been disappointed. Most of the photos are excellent: clear, good colour definition, and being live insects, are shown in natural poses. The text is concise, giving B & F number, name and latin name, size, status, flight time and broad distribution and habitat, and any simple diagnostic feature, followed by foodplant, and finally with the photographers initials. For example, the entry for 1676 Mocha Cyclophona annularia reads "24mm Nb. May-Jun, Jul-Aug. Very local in southern England in mature maple woods. Unmistakeable moth with yellow and chocolate markings. FP Field Maple PGC". The selection of macros covered is fairly arbitrary, with photos of some species which have been recorded only once or twice i.e. Lorimer's Rustic, but there is no photo of the regular form of Map-winged Swift. The book itself, a paperback, is well produced, and easy to use, with a full index, and a list of larval foodplants.
It is particularly pleasing to see a collection of photographs of the more common micros, and I am sure this will be an invaluable aid to those of us who have trouble remembering the latin names of some of these species. In some ways although fulfilling much of what it set out to do, it could have gone one step further; there are plenty of books with photos of butterflies, and the small number of caterpillar and egg photos are of limited use, but to have had rather more micro photos would have been great - an opportunity missed.
I for one will have two copies, one for my bookshelf, and one for a quick reference guide for those micros, and would thoroughly recommend this as a very useful addition to your library.
It is particularly pleasing to see a collection of photographs of the more common micros, and I am sure this will be an invaluable aid to those of us who have trouble remembering the latin names of some of these species. In some ways although fulfilling much of what it set out to do, it could have gone one step further; there are plenty of books with photos of butterflies, and the small number of caterpillar and egg photos are of limited use, but to have had rather more micro photos would have been great - an opportunity missed.
I for one will have two copies, one for my bookshelf, and one for a quick reference guide for those micros, and would thoroughly recommend this as a very useful addition to your library.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a magnificent accomplishment. Not only has Manley made a tremendous contribution with his own beautiful photographs of many of the species ilustrated, sometimes (and helpfully) with more than one shot of a species, but he has also included a wide coverage of first class photographs from an impressive array of other gifted photographers. The 500 Microlepidoptera illustrations will be a big help to those struggling with identification problems in this difficult area. It supplements the excellent help available on the Web from UKMoths, UKLepidoptera, several excellent county websites and lepiforum.de, and will be near at hand beside the books by Skinner, Waring et al, Brooks and Goater whenever our Moth trap is checked.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book for a friends birthday present, someone whilst not an entomologist, I knew to be keen to learn more about the subject. I look through all the books I give to other people prior to sending, and this can be a problem. It either gives me the job of sending them back,or as in this case, the expence of buying another. In this case I simply could not pass this one on until the second book was in my hands. It has wonderful photographs of both moths and butterflies, the best I have ever seen. This makes it easy to identify anything you might find in your garden or on a country walk. Here I would exclude the small brown moths that can puzle even experts in the field. It is the sort of book that nature lovers will thoroughly enjoy.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
impressed
The clearest comprehensive guide. The subjects , male and female, are photographed with wings open and shut. A section on caterpillars,eggs and pupae. Most impressive.
Published 4 months ago by old countryman
A Mother's Must
A truly excellent photographic guide which covers practically all British butterflies, macro moths and a good number of micros. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Cliffdweller
Superb book
I started taking macro shots of moths and needed to identify them, this book is perfect and every moth was found, the photos are superb and its easy to find what you are looking... Read more
Published 5 months ago by J Young
British Moths and butterflies.
This is a fantastic book with lots and lots of wonderful pictures. Go buy this book it is just a fantastic colour reference to the moths and butterflies of the UK. Read more
Published 7 months ago by buzzmik
Excellent Book
This is a superb book for anyone wanting to learn about Moths and Butterflies.
It covers mostly moths but some butterflies including their catapillars, larva and eggs.
It covers mostly moths but some butterflies including their catapillars, larva and eggs.
Published 7 months ago by Anton Dali
Recomended by an expert
British Moths and Butterflies was recommended to me by Trust for Nature warden who was using a live trap to assess the volume we have in the south west still and endeavouring to... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Smithers
A good book
This as far as I know is the only book covering Micro moths, so it is invaluable to anyone who is interested in Moth identification. I have two small gripes, but nothing serious. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Geof
Excellent product
The content was just what I needed; the condition of the product was excellent and the service left nothing to be desired.
Published 8 months ago by downgatebatman
moths and more
This book is a very helpful book for anyone trying to identify uk moths and butterflies and their larva.I would strongly recomend it as a first class guide.
Published 11 months ago by moth man
great for micro moth lovers
this book was recommended by other moth lovers as,perhaps,the only book to include micro moths in their natural resting positions and from photograps too . Read more
Published 19 months ago by John Worrall
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