| Author | Goater, B. |
| Year | 1986 |
| Title | British Pyralid Moths - a guide to their identification |
| ISBN | 0 946589 08 9 |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | All the (208) British species known at the time: about 140 natives plus a further 25 migrants and 35 pests of stored products. |
| Source | 175pp, Harley Books |
| Illustrations | 12 pages of stipple drawings, (mostly genitalia) in the text and a frontispiece plus 8 pages near the back of good colour photographs |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | A nicely produced and useful guide to our Pyralids and Crambids. The species accounts include: the adult, the genitalia where needed to confirm identification, similar species, its habits and phenology; the larva and distribution. Drawings of male and female genitalia are provided for selected species of: Catoptria, Chrysocrambus, Scoparia, Eudonia, Pempeliella, Homoeosoma and Ephestia. The colour frontispiece (by M.W.F.Tweedie) shows a selection of species in their natural resting positions. The colour plates (by G.B.Senior) near the back depict a set specimen or two of each species. It’s perhaps a shame that the photographs could not be printed larger. The work complements Skinner’s Macromoth volume. |
| Examine |  with x8 or x10 hand lens ( Stereo Microscope is also useful) |
| Specimen Preparation | Many can be identified while still alive, but pinned and set specimens may be easier. Some require gentalia preps. |
