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List of all butterflies
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:48 pm
by Dave McCormick
Could someone help me out? I was wanting to know all the butterflies that were ever in UK, besides resident ones at present. List of:
Extinct Species, Migrants, Others (possible captive bread or unusual sightings whatever) could someone help?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 4:58 am
by Rogerdodge
The Butterflies of Great Britain & Ireland, Edited by Maitland Emmet & Heath., (Vol 7 Prt 1 of The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain & Ireland) published by Harley Books, ISBN 0-946589-37-2.
Will give you all you need, and is the BEST butterfly book available
It is not a field/identification guide, although it has very detailed written descriptions.
It also details variations, distribution, detailed life history and behaviour, and identification description of all the life stages, and a very interesting history of the butterflies.
It also has a list of every (112!) species recorded in Britain & Ireland.
It is not cheap, but it is Essential.
It will answer most questions.
HTH
Roger Harding
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:55 pm
by Dave McCormick
Thats good, might just get that sometime. Sounds like a good book to have.