Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents 5
3. Acknowledgments 6
4. Introduction 9
5. The Study of Butterflies in British Columbia 17
6. Postglacial Origins of the Butterfly Fauna of British Columbia 23
7. Impact of Humans On the Butterfly Fauna of British Columbia 26
8. Conservation of Butterflies in British Columbia 31
9. Butterfly Gardens 41
10. Morphology of Immature and Adult Butterflies 46
11. Biology of Butterflies 51
12. Seasonal Changes in Butterfly Fauna 77
13. Spices Accounts
14. Organization of The Species Accounts 83
15. Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809
16. Family Hesperiidae Latreille,1809 Skippers 86
17. Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, [1802]
18. Family Papilionidae Latreille, [1802] Swallowtails And Apollos 120
19. Family Pieridae Duponchel, [1832] Whites, Marbles, and Sulphurs 140
20. Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 Gossamer Wings 187
21. Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 Metalmarks 246
22. Family Nymphalidae Swainson, 1827 Brushfoots 248
23. Appendices
24. Maps Showing the Distribution of Additional Species in Areas Adjacent to British Columbia 357
25. Species Checklist 362
26. Data for Butterfly Photographs and Genitalia Drawings 369
27. The Lepidopterist’s Soceity’s Statement On Collecting Lepidoptera 379
28. Glossary 381
29. Bibliography 385
30. Credits 401
31. Index 403