Concise Insect Guide

Informationen zum Autor Endorsed by The Wildlife Trusts. Klappentext This practical pocket field guide includes more than 180 species of insect from Britain and the near Continent. Britain is home to a marvellous variety of insects, including dragonflies, bees, wasps, beetles, bugs and flies. Each species account in the field guide contains accurate artworks and a concise written account which covers size, description, habitat, distribution, foodplants and habits.The easy-to-follow layouts and illustrations aid quick and precise identification, and make this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet packed with essential information for nature enthusiasts. Vorwort Part of the ever-popular Concise Guides, this handy pocket field guide is filled with information on a variety of insects in Britiain and northern Europe. Zusammenfassung This practical pocket field guide includes more than 180 species of insect from Britain and the near Continent. Britain is home to a marvellous variety of insects, including dragonflies, bees, wasps, beetles, bugs and flies. Each species account in the field guide contains accurate artworks and a concise written account which covers size, description, habitat, distribution, foodplants and habits.The easy-to-follow layouts and illustrations aid quick and precise identification, and make this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet packed with essential information for nature enthusiasts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Insect StructureLife Cycles of InsectsDistinguishing Between Insects Insects BristletailsMayfliesDragonflies & DamselfliesGrasshoppers & CricketsEarwigsCockroaches & MantidsPsocidsTrue BugsThripsLacewingsBeetlesFleasScorpion FliesTrue FliesCaddis FliesSawfliesIchneumonsGall WaspsAntsWaspsBees

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Part of the ever-popular Concise Guides, this handy pocket field guide is filled with information on a variety of insects in Britiain and northern Europe.

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Endorsed by The Wildlife Trusts.

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This practical pocket field guide includes more than 180 species of insect from Britain and the near Continent. Britain is home to a marvellous variety of insects, including dragonflies, bees, wasps, beetles, bugs and flies. Each species account in the field guide contains accurate artworks and a concise written account which covers size, description, habitat, distribution, foodplants and habits. The easy-to-follow layouts and illustrations aid quick and precise identification, and make this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet packed with essential information for nature enthusiasts.

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Introduction Insect Structure Life Cycles of Insects Distinguishing Between Insects Insects Bristletails Mayflies Dragonflies & Damselflies Grasshoppers & Crickets Earwigs Cockroaches & Mantids Psocids True Bugs Thrips Lacewings Beetles Fleas Scorpion Flies True Flies Caddis Flies Sawflies Ichneumons Gall Wasps Ants Wasps Bees