Natives and strays

This is a volume of the Swedish encyclopedia "Nationalnyckeln", subtitled "Ädelspinnare - tofsspinnare. Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae - Lymantriidae". It presents 144 Nordic species of macro-moths belonging to three superfamilies: Lasiocampoidea, Bombycoidea and Noctuoidea (excluding the unwieldy family Noctuidae). 

After a huge introductory chapter follows species presentations, range maps and keys. Most illustrations and photos are in color. Apart from adult specimens, many larvae are also illustrated (some of them are pretty bizarre). The volume covers spectacular species such as the Garden Tiger, Cinnabar Moth, Oleander Hawk Moth, Privet Hawk Moth, Death´s-Head Hawk Moth and Tau Emperor. 

The work is surprisingly comprehensive. The Large Tiger Moth (Pericallia) is included, despite being a rare stray in the Nordic region. The Cream-Spot Tiger (common in Central Europe and Russia) has only been found in Sweden a couple of times during the 18th and 19th centuries, with the last (unconfirmed) report being from 1930, when a specimen was found caught in a spider´s web in Scania! Yet, it too has a full species presentation. OK, let me guess. Whoever made this book is a hardline macro-moth aficionado? 

Recommended even if you don´t understand a word of it, since "Nationalnyckeln: Ädelspinnare - tofsspinnare" is a good collector´s item in its own right.