AuthorFord, R.L.E.
Year1963
TitleThe Observer’s Book of Larger Moths
SeriesObserver's Books
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteA selection of the larger and commoner species
SourceObserver's Books, No 14, Revised edition edition, 224pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
IllustrationsColour paintings of set adults, half-tone paintings of young stages
Review (by Malcolm Storey)A nice introduction to our hawkmoths, hooktips and silkmoths.
Examine in the Hand

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationSupersededBOMBYCOIDEAsilk moths, emperor etc.Animalia: Lepidoptera
For identificationSupersededDREPANOIDEAlutestrings and hook-tipsAnimalia: Lepidoptera
For identificationSupersededSPHINGOIDEAhawk or sphinx mothsAnimalia: Lepidoptera
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