Following an HIV diagnosis in 2000\, thesp ian-turned-lepidopterist Liam O&rsquo\;Brien leaned into his passion for b utterflies as a source of wonder. After decades of observing\, counting\, and (responsibly) capturing these scaled winged beauties\, he became an am bassador for the species. In his debut book \;Butterflies of the Bay A rea (and Slightly Beyond): An Illustrated Guide\, O&rsquo\;Brien chronicle s 135 varieties of butterfly with vim and vivid hand-painted illustrations to introduce readers to the breadth and beauty of butterfly biodiversity of this region.
\nLiam O&rsquo\;Brien \;is a self-taught lepidop terist and illustrator. He used to be a professional actor\, having appear ed in \;Les Misé\;rables \;on Broadway\, but shifted his pow ers of observation towards nature several decades back. He&rsquo\;s fascin ated not only by butterflies but also by our relationships to them. He sur veyed the county of San Francisco\, where he lives\, for which butterfly s pecies remained in 2007 and 2009 and has been involved in the preservation and restoration of several local species throughout the Bay Area. O&rsquo \;Brien was the recipient of \;Bay Nature \;magazine&rsquo\;s Loca l Hero Award for Environmental Education in 2014. He lives in San Francisc o. For more of his work\, follow him on Instagram \;@robber_fly.
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