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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456165403321

Autore

Guppy Crispin Spencer <1953->

Titolo

Butterflies of British Columbia [[electronic resource] ] : including western Alberta, southern Yukon, the Alaska Panhandle, Washington, northern Oregon, northern Idaho, northwestern Montana / / Crispin S. Guppy and Jon H. Shepard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver, : UBC Press, 2001

ISBN

1-283-11202-7

9786613112026

0-7748-5623-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (415 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ShepardJon <1941->

Disciplina

595

Soggetti

Butterflies - British Columbia

Butterflies - Northwest, Pacific

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Royal British Columbia Museum book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""The Study of Butterflies in British Columbia""; ""Postglacial Origins of the Butterfly Fauna of British Columbia""; ""Impact of Humans on the Butterfly Fauna of British Columbia""; ""Conservation of Butterflies in British Columbia""; ""Butterfly Gardens""; ""Morphology of Immature and Adult Butterflies""; ""Biology of Butterflies""; ""Seasonal Changes in Butterfly Fauna""; ""SPECIES ACCOUNTS""; ""Organization of the Species Accounts""; ""SUPERFAMILY HESPERIOIDEA (Skippers)""; ""FAMILY HESPERIIDAE (Skippers)""

""Subfamily Pyrginae (Spread-wing Skippers)""""Subfamily Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers)""; ""SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA (The Butterflies)""; ""FAMILY PAPILIONIDAE (Swallowtails and Apollos)""; ""Subfamily Parnassiinae (Apollos)""; ""Subfamily Papilioninae (Swallowtails)""; ""FAMILY PIERIDAE (Whites, Marbles, and Sulphurs)""; ""Subfamily Pierinae (Whites)""; ""Subfamily Anthocharinae (Marbles and Orangetips)""; ""Subfamily Coliadinae (Sulphurs)""; ""FAMILY LYCAENIDAE (Gossamer Wings)""; ""Subfamily Lycaeninae (Coppers)"";



""Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks)""; ""Subfamily Polyommatinae (Blues)""

""FAMILY RIODINIDAE (Metalmarks)""""FAMILY NYMPHALIDAE (Brushfoots)""; ""Subfamily Nymphalinae (Anglewings)""; ""Subfamily Argynninae (Fritillaries)""; ""Subfamily Melitaeinae (Checkerspots)""; ""Subfamily Limenitidinae (Admirals)""; ""Subfamily Satyrinae (Satyrs)""; ""Subfamily Danainae (Milkweed Butterflies)""; ""APPENDICES""; ""1 Maps Showing the Distribution of Additional Species in Areas Adjacent to British Columbia""; ""2 Species Checklist""; ""3 Data for Butterfly Photographs and Genitalia Drawings""; ""4 The Lepidopterists' Society's Statement on Collecting Lepidoptera""; ""GLOSSARY""

""A""""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""X""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""CREDITS""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""