This pocket guide to insects is designed to aid species identification, with over 2000 colour illustrations of common and rare insects found in Britain and Western Europe
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From the Back Cover
• Compact
• Easy to use
• Highly illustrated
" The amount of information that has been crammed into relatively few pages is remarkable. The illustrations are of the highest standard. In short an extraordinarily fine work: it can be recommended with confidence to anyone who wants to go insect spotting."
SIR RICHARD SOUTHWOOD
"I cannot imagine even a professional who would not want to have this book close at hand. The illustrations are magnificent.
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
"With this book in hand, the smallest garden becomes a naturalist's Mecca"
COUNTRY LIVING
"Invaluable guide…marvellous"
THE GUARDIAN
"Beautifully and profusely illustrated"
THE NATURALIST
"Thoroughly recommended"
ENTOMOLOGIST'S RECORD
About the Author
Michael Chinery is the UK’s leading writer on insects. His ‘Collins Field Guide to ‘Insects’ and ‘Collins Pocket Guide to ‘Insects’ are acknowledged as the best available.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This is like all the Collins Guides to wild life - very well illustrated and very well laid out. It is very good on Moths and Butterflies. There are weaknesses in the coverage of some other insects, but the field of Insects is so vast that it is unreasonable and down right impossible to expect ONE book to cover everything.
If you want to know about insects, this is the book to start with! The Illustrations are sensibly placed by species and the general lay-out of the book is easy to follow.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By C. W. Bell
Format:Paperback
Hurrah for this book! Boo for the stupid publishers who took it out of print! So much better then the current hardback edition with fewer plates and consequently zero use as a field guide. Brilliant art with just the right jizz and if you don't find what you're looking for you are in danger of knowing too much!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By R. Johnson
Format:Paperback
this book is perfect to take in to the field as a generalist guide. my one criticism is that valuable page space is taken with western european species - why is it so hard to find a field guide which deals only with the UK? despite this however, this is still the best book of its type by a long shot and i cannot understand why there has not been a new edition.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great classic
When I studied agronomy in Belgium, we were using Michael Chinery's guide for our entomology practical classes. We had a wonderful teacher, and he chose a wonderful book, too. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Frere
3.0 out of 5 stars
Cheaper from Amazon
What you get if you buy new from quality_uk_books is Insects of Britain and Western Europe (Domino Field Guide), which is a later edition by a different publisher. Read more
Published on 24 July 2010 by Jely
5.0 out of 5 stars
insects of britain and western europe
a truly marvellous book, inspirational exciting informative and wonderfully illustrated
Published on 9 Sep 2003
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