Product Description

A handy guide to identifying bugs, beetles, bees and much more. With this clear photographic guide in your rucksack, no insect encountered will escape identification! This fascinating little guide teaches you how to identify 240 insects found in Britain and Europe. Each insect entry includes: / A photograph of the insect and details of distinguishing features which can help with identification / Information on size, habitat, geographical range and months when the insect can be spotted / The names of similar species with which the insect could be confused and details of the differences between them This clear photographic guide fits neatly into the pocket or rucksack and is perfect for taking on walks.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #53033 in Books
• Published on: 2004-08-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
' ! is a gem.' Carmarthen Journal

About the Author
Michael Chinery is a well-known naturalist and the author of numerous books on insects and garden wildlife, including Collins Nature Guide Garden Wildlife, The Natural History of the Garden and Collins Wildlife Trust Guide Butterflies of Britain and Europe. For several years he ran field courses to introduce people of all ages to plant and animal life and now lives in Suffolk with his wife Jill.

Customer Reviews

Far too generally Eurocentric to be of great use
All too many times one reads 'except British Isles'. I would have thought that the handiest and cheapest guide to insects in English published for the British market would have concentrated a bit more on Britain, no matter how much Collins wanted to include a picture of a praying mantis. A book with this much scope needs to be larger, a book this small needs to be more specific.

An excellent guide
No butterflies or moths but there is a separate guide available to cover those groups. This seems a reasonable decision when publishing in a pocket-sized format as a combined guide would mean that only half the number of species could be covered.

The information in the guide is clear and concise with good quality photographs for every entry. There are also illustrations on many entries that clarify those anatomical differences important for identification of the species or sex.

A fascinating guide that's been invavluable for me in my new found hobby of macro insect photography.

Nice book, but not the best for UK identification
This is a nice little book, but is not the best for identification of UK insects as it could be more comprehensive.