British Butterflies: Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species

An illustrated practical field guide to the native butterflies of Britain that combines species-by-species descriptions with accessible accounts of life stages and natural history. It defines distinguishing characters, details egg, caterpillar, and chrysalis form and development, and notes habits and localities; colored plates and natural-size figures aid identification and show sexual and undersurface differences. Practical chapters cover methods and equipment for capture, preservation, and cabinet arrangement, and the author draws on observational records to indicate distribution and occasional novel occurrences. The tone aims at the amateur naturalist seeking both identification help and guidance in studying butterfly life.