Spectacular colourful flying insects brighten up many natural surroun ds. A sudden glint of red, green, blue and brown is a wild Australian ex perience the passing flitter of butterflies or moths. But which species are they? How do they metamorphose? What do they eat? How can we protect these much-loved insects? The nature of butterflies and moths their ama zing transformation and their relationships in the wild makes them fasci nating to study.

This practical field guide introduces many speci es. From the largest butterfly in Australia, the Cairns Birdwing Butterf ly to the very small family of "blues".