Discovering Jamaican Butterflies and Their Relationships Around the Caribbean

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Discovering Jamaican Butterflies and Their Relationships Around the Caribbean is the first comprehensive book on the subject since 1972. This richly illustrated publication depicts Jamaican butterflies in their natural habitats. All 136 butterflies known from Jamaica including new species and subspecies discovered by the authors on the island are described. Each account examines relationships with other species around the Caribbean and their origin. A detailed description of the adult is included, together with data on larval food plants and immature stages, many documented for the first time. Adult behaviour and distribution within the island are described for each species and there is a taxonomic list, a chapter on the terminology used in the descriptions, a glossary, and a chapter with tables summarizing habitat preferences, and a section on their conservation status in the Caribbean.

This publication will be of special importance to researchers interested in tropical butterflies, to those involved with studying the natural history of the Caribbean, as well as to those interested in wildlife protection and conservation.

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