Depressariidae - Microlepidoptera of Europe by Peter Buchner & Martin Corley Hardcover

About the Book

Microlepidoptera of Europe: Depressariidae is the tenth volume in this series. It provides a complete guide to identification of adult moths of this family and fully updates knowledge of all 192 species, based on morphology and the latest molecular methods.

Book Synopsis

Microlepidoptera of Europe: Depressariidae is the tenth volume in this series, providing descriptions and illustrations which will enable identification of all 192 species. For preparation more than 10000 specimens have been studied, including East Palearctic species. Barcodes were taken from nearly 3000 specimens. As a result, 28 species were described as new to science, 22 of these present in Europe. For the first time in a guide to species identification in a family of European Microlepidoptera traditional taxonomy based on morphology is backed up by molecular evidence. The last revision of the family which covered all Europe was published in 1910.

About the Author

Peter Buchner is high school teacher for biology and sports, Associated Scientist of NHMW. Private biology focus botany, ornithology and entomology, with focus on Depressariidae since 2011. Working on various monitoring projects in Lower Austrian protected areas.
Martin Corley has a BA in botany from Oxford University. He is a farmer in Oxfordshire and an amateur lepidopterist with a special interest in Portuguese Lepidoptera on which he has published many papers including a checklist Lepidoptera of Continental Portugal (2015).