Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain and Western Europe : A Photographic Guide

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.

“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