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A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Britain & Northern Europe

Ted Benton

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John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
02 April 2026
A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Britain & Northern Europe is an easy-to-use, fully comprehensive guide to the 159 butterfly species found in Britain, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It is perfect for amateur naturalists. High-quality photographs are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include common and scientific name, wingspan, distribution and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers living with butterflies, anatomy, behaviour, enemies and friends, ecology, updated distribution details and conservation information.
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Imprint:   John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Height: 180mm,  Width: 128mm, 
ISBN:   9781917879057
ISBN 10:   1917879059
Series:   Naturalists' Guides
Pages:   160
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Ted Benton is professor emeritus in Sociology at the University of Essex, UK. His academic work has focused on integrating environmental issues into social scientific theory, and he is a long-time environmental activist. Since childhood he has been a field-naturalist, with a strong interest in insects. He has travelled throughout Europe over the past 35 years studying and photographing butterflies in their natural habitats. In addition to his academic publications he has authored or co-authored seven books on natural history, including two award-winning volumes in the New Naturalist series (Bumblebees (2006) and Grasshoppers and Crickets (2012). His photographs of European butterflies have appeared in numerous publications, and he is author (with artist Tim Bernhard) of The Easy Butterfly Guide (Aurum 2006).

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