Butterflies are among the most familiar and popular of all the insects, and butterfly watching makes an absorbing hobby. This handy, compact guide serves as an introduction to East Africa's amazing butterfly diversity. It introduces 246 of the more common, spectacular and interesting species found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.

Dr Dino J. Martins, an entomologist and evolutionary biologist, is widely known as East Africa's 'Dudu Man' (Dudu is the Swahili word for insect). Dr Martins holds a PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University. A prolifi c writer, he has published numerous articles in scientifi c, natural history and environmental publications. He is currently Chair of the Insect Committee of Nature Kenya, and The East Africa Natural History Society and is winner of the 2015 Whitley Gold Award for conservation.