Written for the Peeps at Nature series, this short guide explains how a butterfly passes from egg to caterpillar, chrysalis and winged insect, then describes the British species one by one, with the markings, haunts and food plants that tell them apart, down to the pearl spots on a fritillary’s underwing.
A friendly Edwardian introduction for beginners, though its chapter on collecting predates modern conservation. Download the free EPUB.