Celebrates the wide variety of butterflies that can be found in and around the city of Toronto.

"City of Toronto. Royal Ontario Museum. Livegreen Toronto." Contributing authors: Susan Boswell ... [et al].; contributing artists: Robert Bateman, Susan Boswell. Cf. p. 65.

Welcome from Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson -- Introduction to the Butterflies of Toronto -- Joy of butterflies watching -- Ojibway legend: "The first butterflies" -- Early Toronto entomologists -- Toronto's plant communities -- insect/plant co-evolution -- Butterfly identification -- Butterfly biology and life strategies -- Threats to butterflies: natural enemies -- Threats to butterflies: human effects -- Butterflies of Toronto -- Checklist of the butterflies of the Toronto area (2011) -- A chronology of the Toronto Butterfly Year -- Exceptional butterfly viewing locations in Toronto -- Annual butterfly counts -- Local policy initiatives -- How you can help -- Plants used by butterflies and caterpillars -- Conclusion -- Select butterfly resources -- Acknowledgements.