Find out about 50 of the most common butterflies found in Britain today. Produced in association with the charity, Butterfly Conservation, this butterfly identification book for children provides descriptions of the insects, along with their scientific name, size, family and habitat. Beautiful, large colour photographs will help you to recognise which butterfly is which. Join in and help with Butterfly Conservations's annual Big Butterfly Count every July and August.

Perfect for the new National Curriculum, this book includes fascinating information about different insects life cycles, their unique body parts and their habitats. Includes information on how to become a nature detective with illustrations, advice and handy tips on how to recognise key features and learn to protect nature

A simple activity shows you how you can protect butterflies.

Become a nature detective and explore the natural world around you. If you enjoy this book, then why not search out the other titles in this series: British Birds; British Mammals; British Trees; Urban Wildlife; British Insects; British Wild Flowers and British Seashore.

This book is part of a book series called Nature Detective .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Hachette Children's Group .

Victoria Munson is an author and editor of children's books. She is particularly interested in science and nature.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: How to be a nature detective;
• 2: Insect life cycles;
• 3: Identifying butterflies;
• 4: How to protect butterflies;
• 5: Further information;
• 6: Glossary;
• 7: Index;