Moths of Europe. Vol. 8. Microlepidoptera. Vol. 2. Epipyropidae to pterophoridae

This guide book covers the « microlepidoptera », thus named due to their small size, traditionally classified in the Epipyropidae to Pterophoridae families (the first volume on microlepidoptera covers the Micropterygidae aux Tortricidae families). In practical terms, these two volumes present all of the families - sixty in total - that were not studied in the preceding volumes in the collection.

Given the plethora of species - and sometimes their very small size - I have had to be selective in terms of photography (which remains highly informative), directing readers wishing to take their research further to more specialist works.

Over 2,000 species are illustrated and described in detail, with a focus on their biology (plants on which they feed, their mines, cases, frequent biotopes, usual flight period and distribution). As this is the last volume in this collection, I have included a list of all the Lepidoptera in Europe, enabling the reader to fully appreciate the huge diversity of Lepidoptera and to locate the family under study in the classification.

Extensive and ongoing research into the phylogeny of lepidoptera has had and continues to have a huge impact, and this needs to be taken into consideration whenever any piece of work is published.

A very useful Field Guide for discovering the world of microlepidoptera!