The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (abbreviated to MBGBI or MOGBI) is a multi-volume reference work on the lepidoptera

Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...

 of the British Isles

British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...

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The series is published by Harley Books.

Eleven volumes are planned in total. So far, volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9 and 10 have been published. Volumes 4 and 7 were each split into two parts due to their size.

Each volume has text, distribution maps, and illustrations of the moths it covers. When the series is complete, this will be the first time that all species of lepidoptera recorded in Britain have been illustrated in a single reference work.

Volume 7 part 2 contains a 241-page Life History chart covering all British species.

Volume 1 (Micropterigidae to Heliozelidae)

• Editor: John Heath
  John Heath (entomologist)
  John Heath FRES was a British entomologist, specialising in Lepidoptera.Born in Worcester, John Heath attended King Edward VI School, Southampton. Following service in the army during the war, Heath was employed by the Biological Research Department of Pest Control, near Cambridge from 1947-1952...
  
  
• Associate Editors: A. Maitland Emmet
  A. Maitland Emmet
  Lieutenant Colonel A. Maitland Emmet was an amateur entomologist and a former schoolmaster who taught Latin, English and Ancient Greek...
  
  , D. S. Fletcher, E. C. Pelham-Clinton and W. G. Tremewan
• Artists: Brian Hargreaves and Maureen Lane
• Hardback: ISBN 0-946589-03-8
• Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-15-1
• Published in: TBA
• Introductory chapter: TBA

Volume 2 (Cossidae to Heliodinidae)

• Editor: John Heath
  John Heath
  John Heath was an American lawyer and politician from Northumberland County, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1793 to 1797...
  
   and A. Maitland Emmet
• Associate Editors: D. S. Fletcher, E. C. Pelham-Clinton and B. Skinner and W. G. Tremewan
• Artists: Brian Hargreaves, Timothy Freed and Brenda Jarman
• Hardback: ISBN 0-946589-02-X
• Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-19-4
• Published in: 1985
• Introductory chapter: British Aposematic Lepidoptera by Miriam Rothschild
  Miriam Rothschild
  Dame Miriam Louisa Rothschild DBE, FRS was a British natural scientist and author with contributions to zoology, entomology, and botany.-Early life:...
  
  

Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae)

• Editor: A. Maitland Emmet
• Associate Editors: D. S. Fletcher, B. H. Harley, J. R. Langmaid, G. S. Robinson, B. Skinner, P. A. Sokoloff and W. G. Tremewan
• Artists: Richard Lewington
  Richard Lewington (artist)
  Richard Lewington is a British wildlife artist.He is the brother of bird artist Ian Lewington.His work appears in The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland.- References :...
  
   and Timothy Freed
• Hardback: ISBN 0-946589-43-7
• Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-56-9
• Published in: 1996
• Introductory chapter: Invasions of Lepidoptera into the British Isles by D. J. L. Agassiz

Volume 4 Part 1 (Oecophoridae to Scythrididae, excluding Gelechiidae)

• Editor: A. Maitland Emmet and John R. Langmaid
• Associate Editors: K. P. Bland, D. S. Fletcher, B. H. Harley, G. S. Robinson, B. Skinner and W. G. Tremewan
• Artists: Richard Lewington and Michael J. Roberts
• Hardback: ISBN 0-946589-66-6
• Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-72-0
• Published in: 2002
• Introductory chapter: The Ecology and Evolution of Lepidopteran Defences against Bats by J. Rydell and M. R. Young

Volume 4 Part 2 (Gelechiidae)

• Editor: A. Maitland Emmet and John R. Langmaid
• Associate Editors: K. P. Bland, D. S. Fletcher, B. H. Harley, G. S. Robinson, B. Skinner and W. G. Tremewan
• Artists: Richard Lewington and Michael J. Roberts
• Hardback: ISBN 0-946589-67-4
• Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-73-9
• Published in: 2002
• No introductory chapter

Volume 7 Part 1 (Hepialidae to Nymphalidae)

This volume was also titled The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland

• Editor: A. Maitland Emmet and John Heath
• Associate Editors: D. S. Fletcher, E. C. Pelham-Clinton, G. S. Robinson, B. Skinner and W. G. Tremewan
• Artists: Richard Lewington and Timothy Freed
• Hardback: ISBN 0-946589-?-?
• Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-37-2
• Published in: 1990
• Introductory chapters: The vernacular names and early history of British butterflies by A. M. Emmet; Re-establishment of insect populations, with special reference to butterflies by M. G. Morris and J. A. Thomas

Volume 7 Part 2 (Lasiocampidae to Thyatiridae)

• Editor: A. Maitland Emmet and John Heath
• Associate Editors: D. S. Fletcher, B. H. Harley, E. C. Pelham-Clinton, G. S. Robinson, B. Skinner and W. G. Tremewan
• Artists: Richard Lewington and Timothy Freed
• Hardback: ISBN 0-946589-?-?
• Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-42-9
• Published in: 1992
• Introductory chapters: Classification of the Lepidoptera by M. J. Scoble; Resting posture in the Lepidoptera by M. W. F. Tweedie
  Michael Tweedie
  Michael Wilmer Forbes Tweedie was a naturalist and archaeologist working in South East Asia, who was Director of the Raffles Museum in Singapore....
  
   and A. M. Emmet; Chart showing the Life History and Habits of the British Lepidoptera by A. M. Emmet

Volume 9 (Sphingidae to Noctuidae - Noctuinae and Hadeninae)

• Editor: John Heath and A. Maitland Emmet
• Associate Editors: D. S. Fletcher, E. C. Pelham-Clinton and W. G. Tremewan
• Artists: Brian Hargreaves and Maureen Lane
• Hardback: ISBN 0-946589-04-6
• Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-16-X
• Published in: 1979 by Curwen Press under ISBN 0-902068-07-5, then in 1983 under this ISBN
• Introductory chapter: Eversible Structures by M. C. Birch

Volume 10 (Noctuidae - Cuculliinae to Hypeninae, and Agaristidae)

• Editor: John Heath and A. Maitland Emmet
• Associate Editors: D. S. Fletcher, E. C. Pelham-Clinton and W. G. Tremewan
• Artists: Brian Hargreaves, Brenda Jarman and Maureen Lane
• Hardback: ISBN 0-946589-01-1
• Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-17-8
• Published in: 1983
• Introductory chapter: The Incidence of Migrant Lepidoptera in the British Isles by R. F. Bretherton