Identification guide to all 60 wild butterflies found in Britain and Ireland
Life-size colour illustrations by Richard Lewington
Designed to be used outside: lightweight, rucksack-sized, splash-proof
The Butterflies guide features all 60 wild butterflies found in Britain and Ireland.
It’s designed for speedy butterfly identification in the field, with beautiful colour life-size paintings of each butterfly by Richard Lewington. We have shown both upper wings and under wings, so you can identify butterflies in flight and at rest. Similar-looking butterflies are close to each other for easy comparison.
Making a butterfly list is a great first step into wildlife identification. Some are easy to identify. But for others you might need to take a closer look. Is that a Small White or a Large White eating your cabbages? Is that a Common Blue or a Holly Blue fluttering along the hedge? With experience you can guess Ringlet or Speckled Wood from flight pattern alone. WildID Butterflies guide can help!
Accompanying text includes concise identification notes for each species. This text covers the key characters to look out for, plus flight period, habitat and range. Also indicated are those species which now have legal protection in the UK.