Arranged in 13 chapters and 15 appendices, fully indexed, and contains topics ranging from rearing, gardening, collecting, photography, to collection valuation. Chapters cover: Observing Moths and Butterflies; Photography; Records; Identification; Gardening for Lepidoptera; Rearing; Collecting Adult Lepidoptera; Preparing Specimins; Preparing Genitalia; Hazards; Interactions, Regulations, and Transactions; Guidelines for Collecting; and Disposition of Collections.