Contents -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- DISTINGUISHING BUTTERFLY CATERPILLARS FROM MOTH CATERPILLARS -- HOW TO FIND BUTTERFLY CATERPILLARS -- IDENTIFYING CATERPILLARS -- BUTTERFLY BIOLOGY -- BUTTERFLY GARDENING -- RAISING BUTTERFLY CATERPILLARS -- CONSERVATION -- ABOUT THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS -- PARTS OF A CATERPILLAR -- RANGE MAP COLORS AND INFORMATION -- SPECIES ACCOUNTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS -- SWALLOWTAILS -- WHITES AND YELLOWS -- Whites -- Yellows -- GOSSAMER-WINGS -- Harvester -- Coppers -- Hairstreaks -- Blues -- METALMARKS -- BRUSHFOOTS -- Snout and Heliconians -- Fritillaries -- Patches, Checkerspots, and Crescents -- True Brushfoots -- Admirals and Relatives -- Leafwings and Emperors -- Satyrs -- Monarchs -- SKIPPERS -- Firetips and Spread-wing Skippers -- Skipperlings and Grass-Skippers -- Giant-Skippers -- MOTHS -- Supplementary Text -- Photo Locations and Credits -- Organizations Concerned with Butterflies -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- H -- I -- L -- M -- O -- P -- S -- T -- V -- Selected Bibliography -- Foodplant Scientific Name Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Caterpillar 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.