The Butterfly Collection - Rilegato

Richard Harrington

 
9781908241566: The Butterfly Collection

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Britain's much-revered and studied butterflies are, besides being very beautiful, a fascinating group of insects each with an intricate life story. The aim of this enchanting collection of poetry penned by respected insect ecologist - and as revealed here - accomplished poet Dr Richard Harrington, is to tell that story in verse - some scientific, some humorous, always enlightening. 'The Butterfly Collection', which describes the life and times of our 58 resident as well as some migratory species in a series of brilliant poems, is surely a kaleidoscope of inspiration and as such, a treasure to behold, containing stunning colour photographs of the butterflies themselves, mostly taken by the author.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Richard Harrington, a professional entomologist and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, originally graduated in Zoology and Applied Entomology from Imperial College (IC), London. After gaining his PhD, also at IC, he started work on aphid ecology at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, the World's oldest agricultural research station. Later, he headed the Rothamsted Insect Survey (which runs a nationwide network of tungsten light traps and 12.2m high suction traps, providing long-term spatial and temporal data on many insects, especially moths and aphids) for a total 36 years. Richard is author of numerous scientific papers, as well as co-editor of the book 'Aphids as Crop Pests'. Away from his love of insects, Richard is a keen walker and (when not injured) runner.

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