Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe : Including Western Turkey and North-western Africa (Bloomsbury Wildlife Field Guides)

Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B./ Lewington, Richard (ILT)

Bloomsbury Wildlife（2018/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 320 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781472965813
• DDC分類 595

Full Description

This ground-breaking identification guide to all the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Europe brings some of the top field experts in Odonata from across the continent together with Richard Lewington, widely accepted to be Europe's foremost illustrator of insects. The guide covers all of Europe, from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean basin, including western Turkey, Cyprus, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and the Azores, Canaries and Madeira.All 160 species are described, with detailed field descriptions, notes on similar species, information on behaviour, range and status, habitat and flight season. Where necessary, simple keys and tables of similar species are provided. Distribution maps indicate species' ranges. Each species is lavishly illustrated with artworks of males and females, immatures, colour varieties, detailed side views, and close-ups of important characters. Photographs and line drawings of key features are additional identification aids.

Contents

IntroductionStudying dragonfliesDragonfly behaviourDragonfly occurrenceHabitatFlight seasonDragonfly namesDragonfly identificationIdentification of suborders, families and generaRegional guideIdentificationZygoptera DamselfliesAnisoptera True Dragonflies Appendices