This photographic guide covers 240 species of insect commonly found in Britain and Europe. It includes photographs of every species, from dragonflies to ladybirds, with details of appearance and habitat, information on when and where the insects might be seen and intoductory sections on insects' anatomy and life histories.

 

This book is part of a book series called Gem Photoguide .

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Michael Chinery studied botany, zoology, geology and anthropology at Cambridge University, England. He has worked as an editor on a science magazine for young people, and on a British television wildlife magazine. As a freelance editor and writer her has contribute numerous articles to natural history magazines.