TY  - BOOK
AU  - Askew,R.R.
AU  - Stafford,P.A.van B.
TI  - Butterflies of the Cayman Islands
SN  - 9789004260870
AV  - QL554.C29 A85 2008
U1  - 595.780972 DDCbio01
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Stenstrup, Denmark
PB  - Apollo Press
KW  - Butterflies
KW  - Cayman Islands
KW  - Identification
N1  - Maps on liningpapers; Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-163) and index; Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Butterflies -- Brush-footed Butterflies -- Long-wing Butterflies -- Hairstreaks and Blue Butterflies -- White Butterflies and Sulphurs -- Swallowtail Butterflies -- Skippers -- Reputed Cayman Butterflies -- Plates -- Larval Food-plants and Nectar Flowers -- Butterfly-like moths -- Butterflies on Cayman Postage Stamps -- References -- Index to Lepidoptera; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - This book will enable the identification of each of the 57 species of butterfly that has been recorded from the Cayman Islands. There is a description of every butterfly, stressing its most important characteristics, with photographs of living and mounted specimens. The distribution, history and biology of each species are reviewed and the plants which provide adult butterflies with nectar or feed their caterpillars are tabulated. A general introduction includes a discussion of the affinities and size of the Caymanian butterfly fauna. The three islands share most of their butterfly species but each island has uniquely characteristic elements and five subspecies live only in the Cayman Islands. Knowledge is fundamental to conservation; it is hoped that both the casual butterfly watcher and those more committed to the study of butterflies will discover much of interest in this book and thereby make a contribution to the continuing survival of these beautiful insects
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004260870
ER  -