Watching and photographing Dragonflies

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 3
3. Foreword 7
4. Introduction 8
5. Dragonfly biology and ecology
6. Egg 11
7. Larva 13
8. Emergence 14
9. Adult 16
10. Dispersal and migration 20
11. Dragonfly habitats
12. Introduction 21
13. Favoured breeding habitats 30
14. How to identify Dragonflies
15. An introduction to identification 32
16. Key features of adult damselflies and dragonflies 33
17. Colour variations 34
18. The types of damselfly and dragonfly 35
19. Adult identification charts 40
20. Glossary 52
21. THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS 53
22. Vagrants and potential vagrants 180
23. Introduced exotic species 196
24. Identification of larvae and exuviae
25. An introduction to identification 198
26. Identification tips 198
27. How to use this guide 199
28. The biology of eggs and larvae 200
29. Key features of larvae and exuviae 202
30. The types of Dragonfly larvae 204
31. Larval identification charts 210
32. Watching and photographing Dragonflies 220
33. Where to see rare, scarce and uncommon Dragonflies 222
34. British Dragonfly Society 224
35. Dragonfly recording and monitoring 224
36. Conservation status and legislation 226
37. Checklist of species 230
38. Further information 233
39. Acknowledgements and photographic credits 234
40. Index of English and scientific names 238