Newland / Still / Swash Britain's Day-flying Moths

A Field Guide to the Day-flying Moths of Britain and Ireland
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-4690-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten

Reihe: Britain's Wildlife

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Newland, David

Still, Robert

Swash, Andy

Weitere Mitwirkende

Parsons, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Tourismus & Reise Reise & Urlaub: Führer, Landkarten, Pläne
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata) Insekten (Entomologie)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata) Spinnentiere (Arachnide)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface 5

The difference between butterflies and moths 6

What is a day-flying moth? 7

Moth biology 8

The naming of moths 10

Identifying moths 12

Where to look for day-flying moths 16

Gardening for moths 21

Glossary 24

Moth families with day-flying species 26

Introduction to the species accounts 27

THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS

Foresters and Burnets (Family: Zygaenidae) 28

Clearwings (Family: Sesiidae) 40

Eggars, Emperor, Kentish Glory and Hook-tips (Families: Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Endromidae and Drepanidae) 58

Geometrids (Family: Geometridae) 66

Hawk-moths (Family: Sphingidae) 128

Tussocks, Footmen, Tigers and Ermines (Families: Lymantriidae and Arctiidae) 134

Noctuids (Family: Noctuidae) 148

Micro-moths (a selection of common day-flyers from the families: Incurvariidae, Adelidae, Tineidae, Gracillariidae, Choreutidae, Glyphipterigidae, Yponomeutidae, Plutellidae, Oecophoridae, Tortricidae, Crambidae, Pyralidae and Pterophoridae) 176

List of day-flying moths with summary data showing: habitat preferences, flight season, larval foodplants, and conservation status, BAP listing and legislative protection 202

Conservation and legislation 210

Butterfly and moth conservation 214

Recording and monitoring 214

Further reading 215

Useful websites 217

Acknowledgements and photographic credits 218

Index 221

Über Autor(innen)

David Newland is the author of Discover Butterflies in Britain and the coauthor of Britain's Butterflies. Robert Still, the cofounder of WILDGuides, has designed more than thirty of its titles, and is the coauthor of Britain's Butterflies and Britain's Sea Mammals. Andy Swash, the managing director of WILDGuides, is the coauthor of Britain's Butterflies and Britain's Dragonflies (all WILDGuides).