The first book, which contains images of more than 100 species of the most beautiful butterflies in the world For each of them, photographs of collectible specimens, maps of the habitats of these butterflies, descriptions of their appearance, features of biology and ecology, the history of discovery are given. Anyone who wants to know more about the life of butterflies is addressed to the introductory section.. The articles contained in it tell about the structure, reproduction and development, nutrition and behavior of butterflies, the main stages of their evolution, adaptation to the environment. A separate article is devoted to collecting butterflies, their largest collections in museums in the world. The book is beautifully illustrated, written in a lively, fascinating language, it contains numerous butterfly-related fragments of works by prominent writers and poets. The information contained in the book corresponds to the most up-to-date scientific data. All this makes the book both a fascinating reading, and a solid reference book, and an impressive photographic album.