Increasingly the segmentation between birders, butterfly watchers, dragonfly watchers & photographers is reducing as interests overlap & there is a demand for books that cover the three popular groups. The emphasis for the 148 species of butterfly & 78 dragonflies featured in this second edition is on the commoner species, covering around 90 per cent of those that a visitor is likely to see. It is also an excellent book for residents to learn about thecommoner butterflies & dragonflies before progressing to more advanced technical books. The guide is focussed on field use to help beginners & experts identify species & provides information on their distribution & habitats. As identification of butterflies & dragonflies require a different approach, the two sections are done as two mini photographic field guides with common introductory sections to wildlife watching in Sri Lanka. The book
Includes:: information on the key wildlife sites, general introductions to the biology of dragonflies & butterflies, up-to-date checklists with local status & useful references for people who wish to progress further with their study of these charismatic & photogenic animals.