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The Lepidoptera, and other insects of the U.K. by Dave Hatton. MAIN SPECIES PAGE HABITATS, LOCATION & CONSERVATION GLOSSARY
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368 SPECIES ILLUSTRATED - WITH OVER 1064 PHOTOGRAPHS: |
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INTRODUCTION: |
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I have been studying entomology for about thirty years now. I have taken records of lepidoptera on and off for many years. Most of my earlier photographs were taken in Staffordshire with a 35mm SLR camera, though there are some from adjoining counties and places that I have been to on holiday. Recently Since I moved into Yorkshire, I have returned to my hobby after quite a long break. My more recent pictures are mostly from Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Florida, and have been taken with a miniature CDD digital camera. As you may guess from my photograph titles that I was no stranger to Cannock Chase in Staffordshire, there is a large number of lepidoptera recorded there. The list includes some rarities like Scarce Silver-lines and the Wood Tiger Another interesting site in Staffordshire is the Doxey Marshes, an S.S.S.I. on the edge of Stafford, the marshes boast a large number of wet land lepidoptera species. The marshes are bordered by an old cemetery, and joined up to Stafford Common and the balancing pools by a disused railway line. Moths and butterflies are part of our national heritage, and are becoming scarcer each year, so why not join 'Butterfly Conservation' and make a difference. |
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THIS WEBSITE IS UPDATED FREQUENTLY TO SEE THE LATEST UPDATES PLEASE CHECK OUT THE WHAT'S NEW PAGE? |
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ABOUT THIS WEBSITE: |
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This website is intended to assist both the amateur, and casual observer, to identify some of the more common insects. moths, butterflies, and a few of the scarcer species. By clicking on the link above (MAIN SPECIES PAGE) you can start to view the insects illustrated, and by clicking of the representative picture for each family group. By looking at the thumbnail pictures for each family group you can decide which if any are relevant to what you are looking for. When you click on a thumbnail it will bring up the life history for that species accompanied by a set of all available pictures. On the life history pages a click on most pictures will open a larger image of the same picture, showing more detail. Click on <PREVIOUS ,,,, NEXT> to look at similar species in the same family, or sub-family group. Alternatively if you know the name of the insect, you can type the name into the search engine above, and if it is portrayed on this web site, a link will come up in a new window for the relevant page/s. The search engine will also find a butterfly, or moth using the Bradley and Fletcher catalogue number/s. Incidentally this website of mine is non profit making, and is maintained by myself as a hobby and a contribution to education. |
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| YORKSHIRE BC: http://www.yorkshirebutterflies.org.uk WILDLIFE TRUSTS: http://www.wildlifetrusts.org UK MOTHS: http://www.ukmoths.org.uk UK LEPS: http://www.ukleps.org BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB |
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