COMPREHENSIVE EASY TO USE HIGHLY ILLUSTRATED * The ONLY portable illustrated guide to the butterflies of Britain & Europe. * Covers 444 species, with each species fully illustrated with paintings of the male, female and all major forms, varieties and sub-species. * Over 2,000 colour illustrations and 444 distribution maps - one for every species. * Text covers all taxonomic nomenclature, distribution, flight period and variation and, uniquely, habitat and behaviour. * written by one of Europe's leading butterfly experts, all the information has been researched for the book from original sources, and covers the whole of Europe and North Africa - ideal for the travelling naturalist.