BUTTERFLY: FLIGHTS OF ENCHANTMENT (IN THE MOMENT) (PB)

Butterflies have enchanted and intrigued us for centuries. From the eighteenth-century “aurelians”, through the Victorian “golden age” of collecting, to the twentieth-century focus on conservation, humans have chased glimpses of these beautiful but elusive creatures. But now, as numbers dwindle, they have never been more difficult to spot. This pocket guide combines an overview of our historic interest in butterflies with a guide to observing, identifying, and ultimately protecting them.