The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles

The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles (Macrolepidoptera) by Bernard Skinner is a single volume identification guide to the macromoths of Britain and Ireland. The first edition was published in 1984,^[1] and a second, revised edition in 1998.^[2] The book became the standard guide to macromoth identification used by moth recorders in the field in Britain, and the increased popularity of moth recording in Britain in the 1990s is often attributed in large part to this book.^{[citation needed]}

The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles (second edition)

The first edition of the guide was illustrated by 42 colour photographic plates of pinned moth specimens, photographed by David Wilson. An extra plate by Wilson, showing additional species or aberrations was included in the second edition. For some species, additional line drawings showing specific identification features are included within the text.^{[citation needed]}

A companion guide to caterpillars, The Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles, by Jim Porter, was published in 2010.^[3]

References

1. Lawton, J. H. (May 1985). "Colour identification guide to moths of the British Isles (Book Review)". Ecological Entomology. 10: 239. ISSN 0307-6946.
2. Agassiz, David (January 2010). "Colour identification guide to moths of the British isles ‐ by B. Skinner". Systematic Entomology. 35 (1): 197. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2009.00502.x.
3. Boyes, Douglas H.; Evans, Darren M.; Fox, Richard; Parsons, Mark S.; Pocock, Michael J. O. (March 2021). "Is light pollution driving moth population declines? A review of causal mechanisms across the life cycle". Insect Conservation and Diversity. 14 (2): 185. doi:10.1111/icad.12447.