''British Tortricoid Moths'' is a two-volume publication by
John David Bradley
John David Bradley (24 January 1920 – 4 January 2004) was a British lepidopterist. He is best known for his works with Arthur Smith and Gerry Tremewan in ''British Tortricoid Moths''. He also appears in the ''Acknowledgements'' section of almo ...
,
W. G. Tremewan and
Arthur Smith, published by the
Ray Society
The Ray Society is a scientific text publication society that publishes works devoted principally to British flora and fauna. As of 2019, it had published 181 volumes. Its publications are predominantly academic works of interest to naturalists, zo ...
. It is the standard work on the
tortricoid moths of
Britain.
Volume 1 (), viii + 251 pages, with a green
dustjacket
The dust jacket (sometimes book jacket, dust wrapper or dust cover) of a book is the detachable outer cover, usually made of paper and printed with text and illustrations. This outer cover has folded flaps that hold it to the front and back book ...
, published in 1973, covered the
Cochylinae and the
Tortricinae
The Tortricinae are the nominate subfamily of tortrix moths. Commonly referred to as leafrollers, as the larvae build shelters by folding or rolling leaves of the food plant, the tortricinae include several notable pests as well species used as ...
.
Volume 2 (), viii + 336 pages, with a blue dustjacket, published in 1979, covered the
Olethreutinae
Olethreutinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Tortricidae.
Genera ''incertae sedis''
This tortricine genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms a ...
.
The two volumes include colour plates, containing painted illustrations of set specimens by
Brian Hargreaves
Brian Hargreaves FRSA, FRES (1935-2011) was an English artist and scientific illustrator, known for his depictions of Lepidoptera.
Early life
Hargreaves was born on 27 May 1935 at Sutton-in-Craven, Yorkshire. He was educated at Keighley ...
of the species covered.
The work was reproduced in
CD format by
Pisces publications in 2004.
Books on Lepidoptera
1973 non-fiction books
1979 non-fiction books
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