The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (abbreviated to MBGBI or MOGBI) is a multi-volume reference work on the Lepidoptera of the British Isles.
The original publisher of this series was Curwen Books who published volumes 1 and 9. In 1983 Harley Books took over publishing the series. The earlier volumes were reprinted. From 1 April 2008 following the retirement of Annette and Basil Harley, Apollo Books acquired Harley Books. It was decided, that Apollo Books would continue and conclude the series with volume 5 on Tortricidae, volume 6 on Pyralidae and Pterophoridae, and volume 8 on Geometridae. At the same time they took over the remaining stock of the previous seven volumes of the series. From 1 January 2013, Apollo Books announced that all Harley Books titles and the majority of the Apollo Books titles, have been taken over by the Dutch publisher Brill Publishers. The change was necessary to ensure that the book series can continue to be published in the years ahead
Eleven volumes were originally 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. Volume 5 (two parts) is due to be published in September 2014.
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.
Editor: John HeathAssociate Editors: A. Maitland Emmet, D. S. Fletcher, E. C. Pelham-Clinton and W. G. TremewanArtists: Brian Hargreaves and Maureen LaneHardback: ISBN 0-632-00331-6 (Curween Books) ISBN 0-946589-03-8 (Harley Books)Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-15-1Published in: 1976 by Curwen Books, and reprinted in 1983 by Harley BooksIntroductory chapters: 1) Morphology, 2) Parasites 3) Diseases 4) Pest Species 5) Habitats 6) Conservation 7) TechniquesCovers Micropterigidae, Eriocraniidae, Hepialidae, Nepticulidae, Opostegidae, Tischeriidae, Incurvariidae and HeliozelidaeEditor: John Heath and A. Maitland EmmetAssociate Editors: D. S. Fletcher, E. C. Pelham-Clinton and B. Skinner and W. G. TremewanArtists: Brian Hargreaves, Timothy Freed and Brenda JarmanHardback: ISBN 0-946589-02-XPaperback: ISBN 0-946589-19-4Published in: 1985 by Harley BooksIntroductory chapter: British Aposematic Lepidoptera by Miriam RothschildCovers the fifteen families within the super-families Cossoidea, Zygaenoidea, Tineoidea and the first part of the Yponomeutoidea.Editor: A. Maitland EmmetAssociate Editors: D. S. Fletcher, B. H. Harley, J. R. Langmaid, G. S. Robinson, B. Skinner, P. A. Sokoloff and W. G. TremewanArtists: Richard Lewington and Timothy FreedHardback: ISBN 0-946589-43-7Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-56-9Published in: 1996 by Harley BooksIntroductory chapter: Invasions of Lepidoptera into the British Isles by D. J. L. AgassizCovers Yponomeutidae, Epermeniidae, Schreckensteiniidae, Coelophoridae and Elachistidae.Editor: A. Maitland Emmet and John R. LangmaidAssociate Editors: K. P. Bland, D. S. Fletcher, B. H. Harley, G. S. Robinson, B. Skinner and W. G. TremewanArtists: Richard Lewington and Michael J. RobertsHardback: ISBN 0-946589-66-6Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-72-0Published in: 2002 by Harley BooksPublisher's Foreword: A Tribute to Maitland EmmetIntroductory chapter: The Ecology and Evolution of Lepidopteran Defences against Bats by J. Rydell and M. R. YoungCovers Batrachedridae, Oecophoridae, Ethmiidae, Autostichidae, Blastobasidae, Agonoxenidae, Momphidae, Cosmopterigidae and ScythrididaeEditor: A. Maitland Emmet and John R. LangmaidAssociate Editors: K. P. Bland, D. S. Fletcher, B. H. Harley, G. S. Robinson, B. Skinner and W. G. TremewanArtists: Richard Lewington and Michael J. RobertsHardback: ISBN 0-946589-67-4Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-73-9Published in: 2002 by Harley BooksNo introductory chapterCovers GelechiidaeVolume 5 was planned to be published in 2012 by Apollo Books and is currently due to be published in two volumes in September 2014 by Brill
Volume 6 (Pyralidae and Pterophoridae)
Volume 6 has not yet been published
This volume was also titled The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland
Editor: A. Maitland Emmet and John HeathAssociate Editors: D. S. Fletcher, E. C. Pelham-Clinton, G. S. Robinson, B. Skinner and W. G. TremewanArtists: Richard Lewington and Timothy FreedHardback: ISBN 978-0-946589-25-8Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-37-2Published in: 1990 by Harley BooksIntroductory chapters: 1) The vernacular names and early history of British butterflies by A. M. Emmet; 2) Re-establishment of insect populations, with special reference to butterflies by M. G. Morris and J. A. ThomasCovers Hesperiidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae, NymphalidaeEditor: A. Maitland Emmet and John HeathAssociate Editors: D. S. Fletcher, B. H. Harley, E. C. Pelham-Clinton, G. S. Robinson, B. Skinner and W. G. TremewanArtists: Richard Lewington and Timothy FreedHardback: ISBN 978-0-946589-26-5Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-42-9Published in: 1992 by Harley BooksIntroductory chapters: 1) Classification of the Lepidoptera by M. J. Scoble; 2) Resting posture in the Lepidoptera by M. W. F. Tweedie and A. M. Emmet; 3) Chart showing the Life History and Habits of the British Lepidoptera by A. M. EmmetVolume 8 has not yet been published
Volume 9 (Sphingidae to Noctuidae - Noctuinae and Hadeninae)
Editor: John Heath and A. Maitland EmmetAssociate Editors: D. S. Fletcher, E. C. Pelham-Clinton and W. G. TremewanArtists: Brian Hargreaves and Maureen LaneHardback: ISBN 0-902068-07-5 (Curween Books) ISBN 0-946589-04-6 (Harley Books)Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-16-XPublished in: 1979 by Curwen Books and reprinted in 1983 by Harley BooksIntroductory chapter: Eversible Structures by M. C. BirchCovers Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Ctenuchidae, Nolidae and Noctuidae (subfamilies Noctuinae and Hadeninae).Volume 10 (Noctuidae - Cuculliinae to Hypeninae, and Agaristidae)
Editor: John Heath and A. Maitland EmmetAssociate Editors: D. S. Fletcher, E. C. Pelham-Clinton and W. G. TremewanArtists: Brian Hargreaves, Brenda Jarman and Maureen LaneHardback: ISBN 0-946589-01-1Paperback: ISBN 0-946589-17-8Published in: 1983Introductory chapter: The Incidence of Migrant Lepidoptera in the British Isles by R. F. BrethertonCovers Cuculliinae, Acronictinae, Amphipyrinae, Heliothinae, Acontiinae, Chloephorinae, Sarrothripinae, Pantheinae, Plusiinae, Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae and AgaristidaeVolume 11 has not yet been published
