Smith, D.A.S. African Queens and their Kin. A Darwinian Odyssey.
Pub. Brambleby Books. 2014 pp.812 with colour photos, microscopic images and text figs. 4to. New hardback. RRP £90.00.
Using the African Queen, Danaus chrysippus, as a model species, David Smith takes us on a fascinating tour of its life history, ecology, genetics, behaviour, including mimicry, and migration patterns. Prof. Hugh Loxdale MBE (past president of the Royal Entomological Society) said of the book ‘A masterpiece of scholarship, an awesome and enlightening read’.
£40.00 [ref: 47566]
Snelgrove, L.E. Queen Rearing.
Rep. 3rd. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2008 pp.xiv, 344 with plates. A new softback.
This is a reprint of the 3rd and last edition (1946) of this classic work. A highly recommended work for people considering rearing queens.
£15.00 [ref: 41992]
Soskin, Rupert. Metamorphosis. Astonishing Insect Transformations.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2015 pp.256 with many superb close-up colour photographs. 4to. New hardback in new dw., with one short closed tear (book now protected in loose-fitting dustwrapper cover). RRP £30.00.
This superb work illustrates some of the dramatic transformations insects undergo in their life cycles and explore why evolution has arrived at these remarkable solutions to survival. The aim of the book is to show remarkable transformations, some of which most people could never see in a lifetime.
£25.00 [ref: 53315]
view all images for this item
Sterling, P. and Parsons, M. Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2018 pp.416 with colour illus. and photos throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £35.00.
Recommended. Describes all the families of micro-moth and covers 1,033 species, with more than 1,400 superbly detailed artworks and photographs and around 900 specially commissioned maps.
£31.50 [ref: 63337]
Sterling, P. and Parsons, M. Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2023 pp.528 with 1500 colour photos. and colour illus., plus 900 colour dist. maps. 8vo. Hardback. New. RRP £60.00.
The fully revised and expanded second edition of the ground-breaking book ‘Micro-moths’. This edition covers a total of 1,300 species. Names and species order have been revised to reflect the latest published taxonomy and common names have also been added.
£54.00 [ref: 66923]
Sterling, P. and Parsons, M. Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2023 pp.528 with 1500 colour photos. and colour illus., plus 900 colour dist. maps. 8vo. Softback. New. RRP £40.00.
The fully revised and expanded second edition of the ground-breaking book ‘Micro-moths’. This edition covers a total of 1,300 species. Names and species order have been revised to reflect the latest published taxonomy and common names have also been added.
£36.00 [ref: 66924]
Taylor, M. The Pocket Book of Insect Anatomy.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury Wildlife. 2020 pp.223 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. New softback.
This excellent RSPB guide to insect anatomy aims to demystify the way that insects live, from the fine detail of their internal processes to the way they co-exist with all other forms of life.
£15.99 [ref: 58308]
Thomas, J. & Lewington, R. The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland. New Revised Edition.
3rd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2016 pp.288 with over 900 colour illustrations, b/w. line drawings & colour distribution maps. 4to. New softback. RRP £25.00.
‘The Butterflies of Britain & Ireland’ provides comprehensive coverage of all our resident and migratory butterflies, including the latest information on newly discovered species such as the Cryptic Wood White and the Geranium Bronze.
£22.50 [ref: 53651]
Townsend, M. & Waring, P. Concise Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2019 pp.175 with colour illus., by Richard Lewington throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £18.99.
Newly revised. Featuring more than 1,700 superbly detailed colour illustrations and covering nearly 900 species, this portable guide is an essential addition to every moth-lover's field kit.
£17.50 [ref: 57351]
Waring, P. and Townsend, M. Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury Wildlife. 2017 pp.464 with colour illus. by Richard Lewington, colour photos., and dist. maps. 8vo. New softback. RRP £35.00.
This, the third edition of the ‘Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland’ has been fully revised, updated and restructured, bringing it in line with the latest thinking in taxonomy. Moths are illustrated in their natural resting postures, and there are also paintings of different forms, underwings and other details to help with identification.
£31.50 [ref: 58971]