Butterflies of Australia offers a unique guide to help identify the nearly 400 species to which our continent plays host; but with its focus on living butterflies, it is much more than an identification guide. Within its pages is a concise but broad, non-technical introduction to butterfly biology, history, ecology, evolution and conservation.

Contents: Pt.1. Biology of butterflies -- Introducing the butterflies -- Australian butterflies and their habitats -- Relationships with plants and other animals -- Butterflies and humans -- Pt.2. Butterflies -- Family hesperiidae - skippers -- family papilionidae - Swallowtails, birdwings, triangles and swordtails -- Family pieridae - Whites and yellows -- Family nymphalidae - dynps and their allies -- Family lycaenidae - blues, coppers and hairstreaks.

"Jacana Books." Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-284) and index.