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PORRITT'S LISTS
PUBLISHED JOINTLY IN 2011 by BC Yorkshire & the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union to CELEBRATE the YNU'S 150TH BIRTHDAY
George Porritt (1848-1927) was Yorkshire's first YNU County Lepidoptera Recorder and the first-ever person to collect the county's butterfly and moth records together systematically. Through a journal called Entomological Transactions of the YNU he published his first Lists in parts between 1883 and 1886. Then in 1904 he produced a Supplement followed by a slightly updated summary in the Victoria County History in 1907. Finally we have recently discovered a little known Hull Area List published in 1922. His Lists cover records from the late 1700s to the early1900s.
Not only are copies of his Lists rare today, but they are also very difficult to understand. Nomenclature of genera and species uses the scientific names only, and often names we are no longer familiar with. The order of names is quite different to the one we use today. Family groupings are different and some species treated as one may be two or more today and sometimes vice versa!
To make sense of Porritt's work we are reproducing his Lists in modern systematic order, with the contents of the 4 Lists one under the other for each species, which in itself makes interesting reading! Each species will be headed by the British Checklist number and the current English and Scientific names. We have also added in comments where relevant. Porritt's words will be in black with annotations in colour. The book will be in full colour throughout with illustrations taken from his collections and other sources. It will be an A5 paperback, 320pp, designed and edited by Howard Frost, with Lists re-arranged and annotated by Harry Beaumont, Terry Crawford and Howard Frost, and including a biography of Porritt by Geoffrey Fryer. Chris Yeates (keeper of the Porritt Collections) is providing the photographs courtesy of Kirklees Museums & Galleries.
Cost £30 plus £3 postage.
Please make cheques payable to 'Butterfly Conservation' and send to Howard M Frost (Porritt Offer3), 10 Chellsway, Withernsea, HU19 2EN (For queries Tel: 01964.613671 or email: frost283@btinternet.com) Please include full address details plus telephone and email if available. If you wish to have an acknowledgement of receipt of order please give either your email address or include an SAE.
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The
Butterflies of Yorkshire
Published 2005
Edited by Howard M Frost.
The definitive guide to butterflies within the county of Yorkshire.
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Argus
Number 60
Joint
moth and butterfly annual report for 2010 from
Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Naturalists'
Union.
Includes 10 year update
Cost
£12.00
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Argus
Number 59
The branch journal
featuring articles on Butterflies in Western USA and Europe, Climate Change and Butterfly Abundance in Yorkshire, 2010 the year of the Dingy Skipper and much more
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£3.00 |
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Argus
Number 58
Joint
moth and butterfly annual report for 2009 from
Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Naturalists'
Union.
Limited
Edition.
Cost
£12.00
Limited Edition
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Argus
Number 57
The branch journal
featuring articles on Chasing the Painted Lady, Moth recording at Elvington, the AGM, County news round up and much much more!
A Few Copies remaining
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Argus
Number 56
Joint
moth and butterfly annual report for 2008 from
Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Naturalists'
Union.
Limited
Edition.
Cost
£11.50
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Argus
Number 55
The branch journal
featuring articles on Alfred Tetley, Changes, Nick Lawman's first
moth trapping season, Exploring Hungary with John Brookes, the Horse
Chestnut Leaf Miner and much much more.
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Argus
Number 54
Joint
moth and butterfly annual report for 2007 from
Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Naturalists'
Union.
Cost
£11.00 |
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Argus
Number 53
The branch journal
featuring articles on Strensall, Lepidoptera round about Scarborough,
Yorkshire Air Museum Nature Reserve, Butterfly Watching in Switzerland
and much much more.
Cost
£5.00
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Argus
Number 52
Joint
moth and butterfly annual report for 2006 from
Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Naturalists'
Union.
Limited
Edition.
Cost
£10.00
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Argus
Number 51
The first new
format colour edition of the branch
journal.
Including articles on the Orange Tip life cycle, Butterflies in
Hungary and Gibraltar, report from the AGM at Doncaster, reports
from field visits and much much more!
Cost £5.00
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Argus Number
50
Joint moth and
butterfly annual report for 2005 from Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire
Branch and the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union.
Cost £7.50
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Argus
Number 49
The branch journal featuring articles on A threat of winter, The proposed
macro-moth recording scheme, The countryside and rights of way act,
The speckled wood explosion, reports from field trips held in 2005
and much much more.
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Argus
Number 48
Yorkshire Butterflies 2004 the annual report
Species reports for all butterflies found in Yorkshire
Special Offer £3 |
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Argus
Number 47
Yorkshire Moths 2001 - 2004
Edited by the YNU Lepidoptera Group
Species reports for moths in Yorkshire
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Argus
Number 46
The branch journal featuring articles on Brown Argus and Common Blue
butterflies, The Moon Moth Quandary, Butterfly Conservation in Northern
England and much much more...
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Issues
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Issues
32 to 42
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Issues
43 to 46
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Gardening for
Butterflies - Dr. Margaret Vickery, edited by David Dunbar.
Tips on how to make your own butterfly garden, choice of plants
for both caterpillars and butterflies and advice on protecting local
habitats
Cost £5.50
Sorry
this item is temporarily out of stock.
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Saving
Butterflies - David Dunbar.
For anyone interested in the conservation of butterflies
Cost £7.50 |
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How to Identify Butterflies - written and illustrated
by one of the country's leading butterfly artists
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White Letter Hairstreak booklet
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Sailing the Rails -The Story of Spurn Head Railway
Author: Howard Frost
All profits
to Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire Branch
Cost: £11.50 |
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Free pamphlet - gardening for butterflies and moths. To obtain a copy
- send an A3 sized self- addressed envelope to Christine Frost at
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The State of
Britains Larger Moths
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The Red Admiral
booklet
Cost £3
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The Holly Blue
booklet
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