Richard Lewington is an acknowledged leader in the field of insect illustration. His meticulous paintings of wildlife are the mainstay of many of the modern classics of field-guide art, including The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Caterpillars of Great Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Ladybirds of Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe, Guide to Garden Wildlife and the Pocket Guide to British Spiders. Richard has also designed and illustrated wildlife stamps for several countries. In 1999 he was awarded Butterfly Conservation's Marsh Award for the promotion of Lepidoptera conservation, and in 2010 the Zoological Society of London's Stamford Raffles Award for contribution to zoology. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society.