Butterflies (Collins Gem)

· HarperCollins UK
2,8
9 reviews
eBook
256
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About this eBook

The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

This is the perfect pocket guide for nature enthusiasts keen to identify the most commonly seen butterflies and moths in Britain and northern Europe.

Authoritative text, beautiful photographs and detailed illustrations show the distinguishing features of each butterfly and moth to aid identification.

Features information on size, habitat, geographical range and months when they can be spotted, as well as names of similar species with which each butterfly or moth could be confused, and details of the differences between them.

This new edition builds on the strengths of the unrivalled original, now expanded to include over 240 butterflies and moths.

Ratings and reviews

2,8
9 reviews
A Google user
09 September 2012
A simple guide, not covering all species, but the most common are well illustrated, with salient information clearly given. The identification features described also enable one to assign other mystery sightings to a family with reasonable confidence, simplifying full identification once back home with access to comprehensive ID guides. Pace Ross's earlier review, I have had no difficulty downloading this and companion works to my Android phone. While I had a wifi connection, I opened the book, then opened the Menu, and ticked Keep on Device. It might then be wise to leaf through the book to ensure it has all been downloaded before breaking the wifi connection.
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A Google user
19 August 2012
As above. I wish that had been stated clearly. I can look at the book but only if I have a phone signal. It's a very good book but the fact I cannot seem to download it makes it 1 star.
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About the author

Michael Chinery is a well-known naturalist and the author of numerous books on insects and garden wildlife, including Collins Nature Guide Garden Wildlife, The Natural History of the Garden and Collins Wildlife Trust Guide: Butterflies of Britain and Europe. For several years he ran field courses to introduce people of all ages to plant and animal life and now lives in Suffolk with his wife Jill.

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