Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland /
A fully revised and updated edition of the bestselling photographic guide Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of the region. Written by two of Britain's foremost Dragonfly experts, this fully revised and update...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2025.
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| Edition: | Fifth Edition, Fully Revised and Updated. |
| Series: | WildGuides.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Dragonfly biology and ecology
- Egg
- Larva
- Emergence
- Adult
- Dispersal and migration
- Dragonfly habitats
- Favoured breeding habitats
- How to identify Dragonflies
- An introduction to identification
- Key features of adult damselflies and dragonflies
- Colour variations
- The types of damselfly and dragonfly
- Adult identification charts
- Glossary
- The species accounts (The types of damselfly and dragonfly are introduced on the following two pages)
- Vagrants and potential vagrants
- Introduced exotic species
- Identification of larvae and exuviae
- An introduction to identification
- Identification tips
- How to use this guide
- The biology of eggs and larvae
- Key features of larvae and exuviae
- The types of Dragonfly larvae
- Larval identification charts
- Watching and photographing Dragonflies
- Where to see rare, scarce and uncommon Dragonflies
- British Dragonfly Society
- Dragonfly recording and monitoring
- Conservation status and legislation
- Checklist of species
- Further information
- Acknowledgements and photographic credits
- Index of English and scientific names