One of the most eagerly anticipated insect guides for years... This is
the most comprehensive field guide to micro-moths ever published in a
single volume, and, for the first time, makes this fascinating and
important group of insects accessible to the general naturalist. The
guide covers 1,033 species, with more than 1,500 superbly detailed
artworks and photographs. It also includes 900 specially commissioned
maps.
Written by a team of moth experts under the editorship of Phil Sterling,
it provides coverage of all the micro-moth families found in Great
Britain and Ireland, including the Channel Islands. Species descriptions
include field characters, similar species, flight season, habitat,
larval foodplants, status and distribution. The general introduction
covers identifying, studying and finding micro-moths, including field
techniques, and there is also a series of innovative keys to families
and genera, as well as a comprehensive checklist incorporating the
latest thinking on taxonomy.