British & Irish Butterflies 4+

Sadly, it is missing size/wingspan which, at times, would greatly help identification. The pictures give no indication of (comparative) size, with each picture being the same size. Identifying similar looking species is actually quite difficult, with the organisation of this guide. As others have remarked, this is essentially a paper book.

The compare feature is useful, but limited. As others have suggested, the option of being able to filter by current location would be very useful. As would being able to filter/rank possibilities by time of year.

It is a bit frustrating having scroll through all the pictures to be able to access the distribution info, lifecycle/year info and the description text. The description text is generally very informative, but, as previously mentioned, missing vital details such as size. It would be better if this could be accessed directly at any time by use of a button. On an iPad, at least, there is a large amount of empty space which could be used to show the distribution and lifecycle details.

Also, most features appear to be given over to over-plugging of the corresponding Moths app, especially the 'view this species in the Moths app'; which is particularly annoying since it doesn't appear that any butterflies are in the Moths app!

A good first attempt at an interactive fieldguide. But why not use some of the iPhone's hardware to supplement what is essentially a paper guide? Imagine a field guide that can use built in gps to feature only those species encountered at the location of the observer. This list could then be futher refined by identifying only those species currently in flight. An interactive key would also be a fantastic addition. Looking forward to other titles in the series and improvements to interation with available technology.

Somehow. In Butterflies app over the main list button is the view in months app button which is normally only present in hen two moth apps?

Help?

Cheers

Ian.