作者之一, 享譽國際鱗翅學界的螟蛾總科(及網蛾總科)學者Michael Shaffer於2009/3/23清晨於傢中過逝. Michael Shaffer原為倫敦自然科學博物館(NHM)昆蟲係小鱗翅群部門之資深蒐藏經理, 多年前退休後仍一週三天, 全年無休地至博物館整理標本與更新文獻. NHM著名的LepIndex之螟蛾總科之資訊更新即由他所完成. 為瞭錶彰他對國際鱗翅學界的貢獻, 一群國際螟蛾學者特別在1998年閤著一本"Pyraloidea Studies"(為Entomologica scandicanvica的增刊)以慶賀他的退休與生日. Michael生前仍為澳洲蛾類誌的螟蛾部份進行研究工作, 而其著作, 如Smaller Moths of South East Asia以及澳洲蛾類名錄之螟蛾總科部份皆對亞洲的小鱗翅類與螟蛾研究有著重要的影響.

First general work on the rich Microlepidoptera fauna of the region, describing and illustrating 650 species (about one tenth of the total known species). Covers southern Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, southern Vietnam, West & East Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines.

A very practical handbook for identifying families and species groups of microlepidoptera of Southeast Asia, with many references to New Guinea. A selection is made of the most common, beautiful or striking species from this region. Therefore it is possible to identify many species from the plates or at least find the family or genus where they belong to. A must for every microlepidopterist studying the Indo-Australian region.