Matt Rowlings's European Butterflies

My aim is to illustrate the beauty and diversity of the European Butterflies. The inherent beauty of the butterfly makes this task so much easier. I hope that more and more people will develop an interest in this fascinating group of insects... and ultimately contribute to their conservation and the conservation of their precious habitats.

Many species are rare, endangered or very local so it is with some pride that I can publish photos of them here. I have a substantial coverage of around 400 of the usually recognised 440 European species and a large number of regional forms and subspecies.

Each species has its own Species Page with photographs, notes and observations. There are three indices of butterflies on the website.
     Scientific names (taxonomic order)
     Scientific names (alphabetical by species name) (below)
     English names (alphabetical)

If you have any suggestions, comments or corrections please contact me (see also the link on the top left).

To happy summer days!

Lepidapp is now available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod. The work is the result of close collaboration with 3 other serious lepsters - Guy Padfield, Peter Eeles and Chris Manely.

Navigation is optimised for the iPhone for use as an aid in the field where network services are absent, poor and/or very expensive when abroad. The vast majority of European species illustrated with high definition photographs, stunning on the iPad. Distribution maps, helpful identification aids and similar species hints. A database allows the user to enter his/ her own free text notes for each species.

Click here for the Lepidapp website and on the image below to jump to the iTunes website.
Please send feed back (+ve/ -ve/ suggestions) directly to me or centrally to the Lepidapp inbox.

Please follow this link for Blue Cedars Photography by Sophie if you're
looking for her portraiture website and gallery based in the UK.

MOTHS OF EUROPE VOLUME 3 - NEW May 2012

It is a great pleasure to announce you the coming out of our new book:
“Moths of Europe volume 3 (Zygaenids, Pyralids 1)”.
Public price: 86 €.

Volume 3 of a series which cover most of the moths of Europe.

• This guide book deals with zygaenids (Zygaenidae), Brachodidae and Pyralids (Crambidae).

• Precise descriptions of each species with information on their biology.

• Distribution maps.

• 112 colour plates, more than 1 000 species, 2 300 colour illustrations, 200 line drawings.

• Available in english and french version.

Vol 1: Saturnids, Lasiocampids, Hawkmoths, Tiger Moths

Vol 2: Geometrid moths

Vol 3: Zygaenids, Pyralids 1

Orders: www.napeditions.com

** I have heard that some areas of the taxony presented in this series of books is not necessarily that which is widely accepted in the scientific community. So care should be taken to get the latest information when this may be important, such as local/ national recorders of similar or marginal taxon. This does not however detract from the undoubted value of having a practical and richly illustrated near comprehensive coverage of the European fauna which gives access to moths that has not previously been available.