Butterflies is an outstanding collection of photographs showcasing
nature's most beautiful and often elusive butterflies and moths -
members of the Lepidoptera order - in a variety of their natural
habitats.
Arranged in chapters covering some of the most beautiful and interesting
types of butterfly and moth, their habitats, their transition from egg
to caterpillar and from chrysalid to adult, as well as their behavior,
the book reveals little-known facts about their life cycle, anatomy,
self-defense mechanisms, feeding and migration. For example, did you
know that while caterpillars chew their solid food, adult butterflies
can only consume liquid, and some moths do not even have mouths? Or that
many species can taste with their feet? With full captions explaining
how the species breeds, feeds, and changes from caterpillar to the
animal kingdom's most stunning member, Butterflies is a brilliant
examination in outstanding color photographs of these fascinating
insects.