Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- What Are Butterflies? -- Regional Butterfly Geography -- Where Are Our Butterflies From? -- Butterfly Life Histories -- Voltinism and Seasonality -- Dormancy and Diapause -- Natural Enemies -- Population Dynamics and Metapopulations -- Butterflies and Climate Change -- Butterfly Behavior -- Butterflies and Plants -- Butterfly Classification -- SPECIES ACCOUNTS -- How to Use This Section -- Swallowtails and Parnassians (Papilionidae) -- Whites, Orange-tips, and Sulphurs (Pieridae) -- Coppers, Hairstreaks, Blues, and Metalmarks (Lycaenidae) -- Brushfoots (Nymphalidae) -- Skippers (Hesperiidae) -- THINGS TO DO WITH BUTTERFLIES -- Butterfly Collecting -- Butterfly Watching -- Butterfly Photography -- Butterfly Gardening -- Butterfly Rearing -- Amateurs Can Do Important Science! -- A Final Word about Conservation -- Distributional Checklist -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Resources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Plates.