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Update: 24 April 2024

The Larger Moths of Scotland

Now in stock, for more information and to order your copy click here

£45.00

With its wealth of enthusiastic moth recorders, it is fitting that Scotland now has its own moth atlas. Illustrated by Roy Leverton’s stunning moth photos, this book is of much wider appeal, however. The information on population trends, flight periods and recording issues is particularly useful. Although the species accounts are necessarily concise they are engagingly written with many gems of information, and this is no dry reference book.

There has never been a book of Scottish moths. This book covers the larger species traditionally known as macromoths. All those with at least one acceptable Scottish record in the wild are included, currently totalling 577 species. Unproven claims and adventives are listed. Comprehensive references are given. Wherever possible, images show actual Scottish examples. Some historic specimens are illustrated for the first time.

Resident species and regular migrants receive a full account including a distribution map and a flight histogram, based on records in Butterfly Conservation’s National Moth Recording Scheme. Abundance trends are shown. As far as possible these data are complete to the end of 2022 and include significant records from 2023. The maps show distribution increases for these seven years since the UK Atlas.

PLEASE NOTE: Atropos Books is the distributor of this book, please contact 'sales@atropos.info' or 01326 290287.

Update: 7 April 2024

A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland

We are delighted to announce that this long awaited book is now published! Click Here to get your copy

Atropos Books special offer price £65.00 (rrp £80.00)

We are delighted to announce that this long awaited field guide from Atropos Publishing is now published. It represents the first comprehensive review of this popular group of moths in Britain and Ireland since Barry Goater’s British Pyralid Moths (Harley Books, 1986).

"Pyralid and crambid moths are amongst the most studied and readily encountered moths in the British Isles, and include some very attractive species. Whilst many are restricted in distribution within the British Isles, others are ubiquitous; they also feature prominently in migration events and occur as imports. This work represents the first comprehensive review of these moths since 1986 and brings together a wealth of knowledge about identification, distribution, flight periods and life cycle. Despite all that is known, there is much to learn and the early stages of some species have not yet been found. We hope this book will encourage greater interest and a new generation of recorders to study these fascinating moths."

This new publication will include specimens and live photos, representing all the pyralid species to have occurred in Britain and Ireland, plus distribution maps. Critical species diagrams, genitalia plates and identification pointers will also feature in this exciting new publication.

PLEASE NOTE: Atropos Books is the distributor of this book, please contact 'sales@atropos.info' or 01326 290287.