Butterfly World, Jewels of the Sky Video

There are more than 165,000 different species of butterflies, each one full of grace and beauty. Filmed throughout the planet, this exceptional production presents some of the most varied and exotic butterflies that nature has to offer. Surprising, captivating, intriguing, these extraordinary creatures will bring delight and fascination to your world.

Dazzling photography accentuates an introduction to the butterflies that inhabit our planet. Biology, life cycle, migration and flight, differences between butterflies and moths, courtship and mating, and strategies for avoiding predators are interwoven with vignettes on the interrelationship between man and Lepidoptera. Half of the photography is done in butterfly houses, aviaries, and parks, and the rest was filmed in natural habitats. Excellent introduction for the non-professional. Film by Charles Domingue. VHS video format; 35 minutes.