Experience remote tropical butterfly collecting locations first hand: topography; politics; jungle; exotic butterflies and their defenses; plus the challenges facing these rare and beautiful insects and the people around them.

The books starts with an introduction covering the author''s collecting motivation plus observations on some of the amazing elements of butterfly life and behaviour. THe book takes the reader to six collecting areas selected on the basis of great butterflies and significant social events:

Peru/Tingo Maria
China/The Summer Place
Costa Rica/The Osa Peninsula
Liberia/Harbel
Trinidad/Barcant
Ivory Coast/Man

The book presents a unique combination of natural science and travel-adventure.