"Raising Butterflies in the Garden is a guide to attracting local species of butterflies and moths in your garden. Readers can do this by growing the plants that they use in all stages of their life cycles. The author profiles 40 species of butterfly and moth, lists the plants they use and guides the reader through each species' life cycle, from egg to caterpillar to pupa to adult. Species are arranged by type and each profile includes a range map and many pictures."-- Provided by publisher.

Butterfly gardening essentials -- Raising butterflies and moths -- Swallowtails -- Whites and sulphurs -- Blues -- Brushfoots -- Skippers -- Silk moths -- Sphinx moths -- Tussock moths.