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Insects
The only truly pocket-sized photographic guide to insects of Britain and Europe.This Collins Gem is being reissued in flexibinding, providing the durability of a hardback with the flexibility of a paperback. The stylish new cover design will enliven this and 70 other bestselling Gems.There are over a million known insect species, making them the largest of all the animal groups. Of this million, there are 100,000 species in Europe and 20,000 in the British Isles. Collins Gem Insects is a fascinating introduction to 240 of the most commonly found species within the British Isles.Each insect entryA photograph of the insect and details of distinguishing features which can help with identificationInformation on size, habitat, geographical range and months when the insect can be spottedThe names of similar species with which the insect could be confused, and details of the differences between them
256 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1979
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About the author
Michael Chinery
257 books10 followersMichael Chinery is an English naturalist.
He studied in Cambridge where he graduated in natural sciences and anthropology.
He edits Cecidology, the journal of the British Plant Gall Society.
Books:
- Animals in the zoo,
- Animal communities,
- Britain's Plant Galls. A photographic
guide (2011) WildGuides. Old Basing, Hampshire. ISBN 978 190365743 0
- Purnell's concise Encyclopedia of Nature,
Forests, Kingfisher, London, 1992 ISBN 0-86272-915-7
Chinery is well known for his books on insects :
Insects of Britain and Northern Europe, 3rd edition, Collins field guide. ISBN 0-00-219918-1
Insects of Britain and Western Europe, Collins Guide, 1986 (reprinted in 1991)
Butterflies of Britain and Europe, Collins Wildlife Trust Guides.
He studied in Cambridge where he graduated in natural sciences and anthropology.
He edits Cecidology, the journal of the British Plant Gall Society.
Books:
- Animals in the zoo,
- Animal communities,
- Britain's Plant Galls. A photographic
guide (2011) WildGuides. Old Basing, Hampshire. ISBN 978 190365743 0
- Purnell's concise Encyclopedia of Nature,
Forests, Kingfisher, London, 1992 ISBN 0-86272-915-7
Chinery is well known for his books on insects :
Insects of Britain and Northern Europe, 3rd edition, Collins field guide. ISBN 0-00-219918-1
Insects of Britain and Western Europe, Collins Guide, 1986 (reprinted in 1991)
Butterflies of Britain and Europe, Collins Wildlife Trust Guides.
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August 17, 2019
The Collins Gem series are great little books...perfect to put in your pocket when off on a walk and very helpful for the enthusiastic amateur!
September 20, 2025
Too basic. Suitable for kids, but a phone app is more useful
December 10, 2010
a good book but not by much
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