This new and expanded edition – the most complete guide to insects ever published – now has 544 pages and covers over 2300 species with updated maps and over 2900 colour photographs, fully comprehensive sections on all insect groups, including beetles (108 pages), flies (100 pages), ants, bees and wasps (86 pages).
The most complete guide to insects of Britain and Ireland ever produced, this revised and expanded edition incorporates recent taxonomic changes. With updated maps and more species added, it is lavishly illustrated with colour photographs and has fully comprehensive sections on all insect groups.
"The layout is faultless... the author knows his stuff... this book is a labour of love." - Peter Marren, British Wildlife
"It blows the other field guides out of the water." - Dr Ross Piper
"Some field guides have a revolutionary impact on our encounters with life around us... this insect guide feels like a book in that category." - Mark Cocker, Eastern Daily Press
"Magnificent [...] a tour de force" - Dr George McGavin
