The butterflies (Papilionoidea, Hesperioidea) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Distribution, hostplants and biology

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-43

  Roque Albelo, Lázaro ^a,b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH STATION   (Ecuador)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flower visitation; Neotropical region; Phenology

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; HOST PLANT; NEW RECORD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES INVENTORY;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

AGRAULIS VANILLAE; HESPERIOIDEA; LEPIDOPTERA; LEPTOTES; PAPILIONOIDEA; URBANUS;

EID: 2442638778     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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