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Britain's Dragonflies

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224 Seiten
Englisch
Princeton University Presserschienen am22.05.2014
Britain's Dragonflies is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Britain and Ireland. Written by two of Britain's foremost experts, this fully revised and updated edition features hundreds of stunning images and identification charts covering all 56 resident, migrant and former breeding species, and seven potential vagrants. The book focuses on identification--both of adults and larvae--highlighting the key features. Detailed species profiles provide concise information on identification, distribution, flight periods, behaviour, habitat, status and conservation. Other sections cover biology; how to watch, photograph, record and monitor Dragonflies; conservation status and legislation; and introduced exotic species.

This redesigned, updated and expanded edition features:

Beautiful colour plates showing males, females, immatures and all colour forms for every species

Over 450 stunning photographs and 550 illustrations

Up-to-date species profiles and distribution maps

Detailed, easy-to-use identification charts for adults and larvae
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KlappentextBritain's Dragonflies is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Britain and Ireland. Written by two of Britain's foremost experts, this fully revised and updated edition features hundreds of stunning images and identification charts covering all 56 resident, migrant and former breeding species, and seven potential vagrants. The book focuses on identification--both of adults and larvae--highlighting the key features. Detailed species profiles provide concise information on identification, distribution, flight periods, behaviour, habitat, status and conservation. Other sections cover biology; how to watch, photograph, record and monitor Dragonflies; conservation status and legislation; and introduced exotic species.

This redesigned, updated and expanded edition features:

Beautiful colour plates showing males, females, immatures and all colour forms for every species

Over 450 stunning photographs and 550 illustrations

Up-to-date species profiles and distribution maps

Detailed, easy-to-use identification charts for adults and larvae
Details
Weitere ISBN/GTIN9781400851867
ProduktartE-Book
EinbandartE-Book
FormatPDF
Format HinweisDRM Adobe
Erscheinungsjahr2014
Erscheinungsdatum22.05.2014
Seiten224 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Dateigrösse74846 Kbytes
Artikel-Nr.2292967
Rubriken
Genre9200

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword 7
Introduction 8
Dragonfly Biology 10
Egg 11
Larva 13
Emergence 14
Adult 16
Dispersal and migration 19
Where to look for Dragonflies 21
Dragonfly habitats 21
Favoured breeding habitats 30
Where to look for rare, scarce and localised Dragonflies 32
Watching and photographing Dragonflies 34
How to identify Dragonflies 36
An introduction to identification 36
Key features of adult damselflies and dragonflies 37
Colour variations 38
The types of dragonfly 39
Adult identification charts 44
Identifying male emerald dragonflies, hawkers and emperors in flight 56
Glossary 58

THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS (See the following pages for full list) 59
Introduced exotic species 188
Identification of larvae and exuviae 190
An introduction to identification 190
Identification tips 190
How to use the guide 191
The biology of eggs and larvae 192
Key features of larvae and exuviae 194
The types of Dragonfly larvae 196
Larval identification charts 202
Conservation status and legislation 212
British Dragonfly Society 216
Dragonfly recording and monitoring 216
Further reading 218
Acknowledgements and photographic credits 219
Index of English and scientific names 222

THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS
Breeding species 60
DAMSELFLIES (ZYGOPTERA)
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo 60
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens 62
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa 64
Scarce Emerald Damselfly Lestes dryas 66
Southern Emerald Damselfly Lestes barbarus 68
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis 70
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 72
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum 74
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes 76
Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale 78
Northern Damselfly Coenagrion hastulatum 80
Irish Damselfly Coenagrion lunulatum 82
Dainty Damselfly Coenagrion scitulum 84
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 86
Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum 88
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 90
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 92
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio 94
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas 96
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum 98

DRAGONFLIES (ANISOPTERA)
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense 100
Azure Hawker Aeshna caerulea 102
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea 104
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 106
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis 108
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 110
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 112
Norfolk Hawker Aeshna isosceles 114
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 116
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope 118
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii 120
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus 122
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea 124
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica 126
Northern Emerald Somatochlora arctica 128
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata 130
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 132
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva 134
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum 136
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens 138
White-faced Darter Leucorrhinia dubia 140
Black Darter Sympetrum danae 142
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 144
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum 146
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii 148
Yellow-winged Darter Sympetrum flaveolum 150

FORMER BREEDERS, VAGRANTS AND POTENTIAL VAGRANTS 152
DAMSELFLIES (ZYGOPTERA)
Small Spreadwing Lestes virens 154
Common Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca 156
Norfolk Damselfly Coenagrion armatum 158
Blue-eye Erythromma lindenii 160

DRAGONFLIES (ANISOPTERA)
Vagrant Emperor Anax ephippiger 162
Common Green Darner Anax junius 164
River Clubtail Gomphus flavipes 166
Western Clubtail Gomphus pulchellus 168
Orange-spotted Emerald Oxygastra curtisii 170
Southern Skimmer Orthetrum brunneum 172
Yellow-spotted Whiteface Leucorrhinia pectoralis 174
Ruby Whiteface Leucorrhinia rubicunda 176
Banded Darter Sympetrum pedemontanum 178
Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum 180
Southern Darter Sympetrum meridionale 182
Scarlet Darter Crocothemis erythraea 184
Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens 186

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