Butterfly ID and books

[Ryjocl]

Sorry to keep asking you all for ID checks or to help me with IDs, what books would you recomend to help me identify butterflies easily for myself?

Also could someone ID these two for me please:

The first one I believe to be a small skipper but it could quite easily be another type of skipper? Seen in South East England if that helps





This one i don't have a clue on as have only seen Commas before with such jagged wings



Thanks

[aeshna5]

1 male Large Skipper
2 a very worn male Meadow Brown

For UK ID only I'd thoroughly recommend Richard Lewington's Pocket guide to the butterflies of GB + Ireland for something portable to take into the field.

It also illustrates eggs.larvae + pupae + distribution maps as well as a rough guide to the time of year for each part of the life cycle.