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Cover BRIT DRAGS 2

*** DUE SPRING 2010 ***

by Dave Smallshire and Andy Swash

A full revision of this highly acclaimed best-selling photographic guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Ireland, covering all 56 species that have been recorded, as well as ten potential vagrants. Featuring new colour plates, a redesigned section on larval identification and updated text.
• Includes remarkable colour plates depicting typical views of the adult of each species of Dragonfly, showing males, females and immatures and other colour forms.
• Each species account covers the identification of adults, and includes information on eggs and larvae, behaviour, habitat requirements and population and conservation status.
• Colour distribution maps and charts summarising the flight periods accompany the text for each breeding species.
• The innovative, easy-to-use format aims to help the Dragonfly-watcher, be they a beginner or an expert, to identify any species they encounter.