Description

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A very fine photographic guide to all the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain and Western Europe.

This visually impressive encyclopedia is a must-have for Britain's army of dragonfly-watchers. Written at an advanced level, this book contains keys, first-class photography, and highlights to key identification criteria in the adults.

Very unusually, nymphs are also afforded this treatment, making this a truly unique resource for anyone interested in freshwater ecology. There are also detailed diagrams of wing venation – crucial for some identifications, rarely covered in other guides (and never with this sort of clarity) – and plates showing confusion abdomens, a superb resource.

About the Author

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Jean-Pierre Boudot has specialised in the study of dragonflies since the 1980s and is currently a researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research. He has travelled extensively across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East to identify dragonflies, gradually establishing himself as one of the best specialists in this field, and he is the co-author of several works devoted to dragonflies. Guillaume Doucet has been studying dragonflies for fifteen years, and his studies have taken him across the world. He specialises in larval ecology and regularly organises training for naturalists wishing to learn more about this area. Daniel Grand has devoted his life to the study of dragonflies. He is the author or co-author of numerous publications.

Praise For…

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“This is the ultimate resource for any field naturalist interested in these intriguing insects.” —Countryside

"This guide is sure to make a major contribution to amateur naturalists' accurate recording of dragonflies and damselflies." -Birdwatch Magazine

"This new book by three renowned French entomologists ... is a true tour-de-force. A tremendous amount of thought has gone into its overall design and lay-out. Crammed with superb crisp colour photographic portraits of all relevant Odonata species, each annotated (but not too much) to draw attention to specific identification features, it is a really joy to use. A bench mark publication." -Journal of Entomology and Natural History

"This new photographic guide seeks to provide identification information for all 98 species to be found in Western Europe [and is] a fully comprehensive field guide for the area. [It is] attractively produced, with high quality pictures and a few full-page photographs between sections, which are superb." - Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine