Butterflies

by Michael Chinery, David Hosking (Photographer), Jean Hosking (Photographer)

There are over 160,000 known species of butterflies and moths and over 5000 species in Europe, mostly small and inconspicuous moths. This guide presents an introduction to 240 of the most commonly found species within the British Isles.

Genres: Nonfiction, Nature

256 pages, Paperback

First published April 12, 2012

About the author

Michael 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.

Reviews

[Erik Paterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very handy pocket guide with beautiful illustration.