Biology of Australian ButterfliesBrings together exciting accounts of life history strategies of a range of species, as well as background information on general butterfly behaviour, taxonomy and evolutionary aspects. |
Contents
The Higher Classification of the Butterflies | 25 |
Concluding Remarks | 31 |
1 | 39 |
34 | 51 |
12 | 58 |
Butterflies in Australia | 61 |
Lycaenidae | 68 |
The Skippers Trapezites Hesperiidae | 75 |
Satyrinae | 217 |
Acknowledgment | 225 |
Satyrinae | 227 |
Illidges Antblue Acrodipsas illidgei Lycaenidae | 239 |
The Dull Copper Paralucia pyrodiscus Lycaenidae | 247 |
76 | 251 |
The Jewels Hypochrysops Species Lycaenidae | 261 |
78 | 277 |
32 | 78 |
Diversification of Butterflies in Australia | 84 |
The Palm Darts Cephrenes augiades and C trichopepla Hesperiidae | 105 |
The Big Greasy Cressida cressida Papilionidae | 115 |
The Lemon Migrant Catopsilia pomona Pieridae | 135 |
The Grass Yellows Eurema Species Pieridae | 143 |
The Cabbage White Pieris rapae Pieridae | 153 |
The Lesser Wanderer Danaus chrysippus | 173 |
Some Species Complexes and Problems in Taxonomy of Australian Butterflies | 186 |
The Crows Euploea Species with Notes on the Blue Tiger | 191 |
Common terms and phrases
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