Britain's Insects (WILDGuides): A Field Guide to the Insects of Great Britain and Ireland (WILDGuides, 23)

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A similar talk to 'Birding through a lens' but dealing with a wide variety of wildlife found in the UK. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

This talk looks at the whole trip, from getting the camera gear safely through customs, a few mishaps and of course the amazing birds and other highlights as I travelled through three states! Please note that audiobooks and ebooks purchased from this site must be accessed on the Princeton University Press app. I haven't seen Paul Brock's other books which some reviewers recommend instead of this one, saying they have more complete coverage of some groups.More than a million insect species have been described worldwide, and possibly more than five times that number are still waiting for discovery. Whilst those seeking to identify an insect from an obvious group (such as a butterfly) will be able to quickly turn to the relevant section and scan the helpful range of photographs, it is a guide worth taking the time to read, especially the introductory sections. The Megaloptera have diagrams of their genitalia to help separate the three species, and the Archaeognatha have drawings of critical features that allow identification to species. Using images (taken under schedule 1 licence) the focus is on the 2010 breeding season capturing the development of chicks from day 1 to fledging.

At the same time, there is plenty of technical detail for the more serious or amateur entomologist and conservationist.Each of the 1,600 species accounts offers a photograph of the insect, distribution map and brief notes on size, ID characters, habitat, food plants, distribution and similar species.