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Bird-dropping Tortrix Moths of the British Isles
A Field Guide to the Bird-dropping Mimics.
The moths are shown in their resting position, alongside a set specimen, with a brief account giving distinguishing features and use of coloured pointers to highlight the critical areas in a user friendly way. Maps show Vice-county distribution across the British Isles, alongside seasonal flight graphs and life size representations of each species, to aid identification.
A comprehensive new field guide to the bird-dropping Tortrix moths of Great Britain and Ireland.
Written by Jon Clifton and Jim Wheeler, this guide shows classic examples of bird-dropping mimics, such as the Apotomis, Hedya and Epinotia and some of the cryptic black and white cochylids.The moths are shown in their resting position, alongside a set specimen, with a brief account giving distinguishing features and use of coloured pointers to highlight the critical areas in a user friendly way. Maps show Vice-county distribution across the British Isles, alongside seasonal flight graphs and life size representations of each species, to aid identification.
- 59 Species
- Resting Position Photos
- Set Specimen Photos
- Distribution Maps
- Flight Graphs
- Life-size Diagrams
- Similar Species
- Descriptions
- Thumbnail Finder
- A5 Paperback
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Cool. Thought it was even cooler when I imagined moths were "dropping", as in taking down, birds.
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