Description: A young girl with a butterfly net runs through a garden in pursuit of butterflies. Some adults examine the contents of muslin sleeves attached over tree branches. Mr Newman uses a step ladder to climb up beside a tall bush encased in a muslin covering. He reveals a branch and exposes a caterpillar on a tree leaf. Inside a greenhouse a young woman moves large cylindrical vessels containing butterflies. Shots inside the vessels reveal a number of butterflies on leaves and flowers. Close shots of various different moth showing their distinct patterning. Shots of some pupae and eggs, a pencil tip indicating their size. Inside a greenhouse type building containing chambers holding plants and butterflies, Mr Newman places a plant inside one of the chambers. Close up shots of the butterflies inside. Mr Newman's office with displays of moths and butterflies on the walls and many drawered specimen cabinets. Mr Newman and a boy examine a butterfly, eggs and a caterpillar at the desk. Mr Newman and the boy in the garden tying a muslin sleeve about a tree branch and introducing a moth inside the bag. A woman cuts fresh flowers in a garden, which are then placed by Mr Newman into a moth chamber. The boy puts on protective gloves and cuts some nettle heads carrying caterpillars, nettles and caterpillars are taken into a greenhouse chamber. Some captured moths are fed with honey. A man planes a piece of wood during the manufacture of what appears to be a moth capture device. Mr Newman at his desk pinning specimen butterflies into a display rack. Shots of previously preserved specimens. Two boys watching a captured moth as large as a human hand, Mr Newman removes it from its cage and allows the boys to handle it.