Comprehensive photographic field guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Ireland. This completely revised second edition covers in detail the identification of all 56 species that have been recorded, as well as seven potential vagrants. Colour plates feature males, females, immatures and colour forms. Innovative identification charts summarising the key features of both adults and larvae. The species accounts include information on adult identification, distribution, flight periods, eggs and larvae, behaviour, habitat requirements, status and conservation.

Additional sections on biology, habitats, tips on how and where to watch dragonflies, and other useful information.

Hardback 192pp, numerous col plates, dist maps, tabs

D.Smallshire & A.Swash, WildGuides, 2010