The jewel box: how moths illuminate natures hidden rules

Introduction: the moth trap

The gypsy moth: the power of reproduction

Footmen: the consequences of limited resources

The oak eggar: when consumers become the consumed

The colding and the goat: live fast and die young, or linger on?

The uncertain: living together in communities

The silver Y: the importance of migrants

The poplar hawk-moth: diversification and what drives it

The box-tree and the stout dart: how ecology is now humanity

The acer sober: conclusion.