This is an introductory field guide‎,‎ specifically aimed at the user who has little knowledge of butterflies‎.‎ The layout and text have been kept simple‎,‎ to allow easy identification of species and groups in Southern Africa‎.‎ The colour‎-coded plates enable the reader to first identify a butterfly by its most obvious characteristic ‎- its colour‎,‎ and are arranged irrespective of taxonomic relationships‎.‎ Once the colour grouping has been established‎,‎ the reader can gauge size‎,‎ identify patterns‎,‎ and then refer to the text to check features and establish distribution‎.‎ English and Afrikaans common names are used‎,‎ with the scientific names given in parentheses‎.‎ The book also deals with basic butterfly biology‎,‎ alerts the layman to easily confused species‎,‎ and gives directions on how to use the guide in the field‎.‎ The author is the founder of the Lepidopterist‎'‎s Society of Southern Africa‎.‎