The book introduces basic entomology, emphasising perspectives on insect
diversity important in conservation assessment and setting priorities
for management, as a foundation for managers and others without
entomological training or background. It bridges the gap between
photographic essays on insect identification and more technical texts,
to illustrate and discuss many aspects of taxonomic, ecological and
evolutionary diversity in the Australian insect fauna, and its impacts
in human life, through outlines of many aspects of insect natural
history.