THE LARGER MOTHS OF WARWICKSHIRE. By David C.G Brown.

2006 1st edition. 4to (173 x 252mm). Ppx,382. Colour plates of moths, b/w photographs, location and distribution maps. Gilt titles to black boards, spine titled in gilt.

"Warwickshire boasts a list of almost 600 species of moth recorded in the County. Its central position means that the ranges of some northern and southern species overlap. More than many inland locations, Warwickshire is regularly visited by a wide range of immigrant species, including some that have rarely been seen in the British Isles. Despite the ravages of Dutch elm disease and the spread of large urban conurbations, such as Birmingham and coventry, a wide variety of natural habitats remain, including woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and wetland. In more recent times post-industrial habitats are proving increasingly valuable for moths. This is the most detailed book ever to be published on the larger moths of Warwickshire and is a synthesis of historical and modern data spanning more than 150 years, during which time over 125,000 records have been accumulated from over 450 recorders".