India, a lifescape : butterflies of Peninsular India / Krushnamegh Kunte ; editor, Madhav Gadgil ; foreword, E.O. Wilson.

"Indian Academy of Sciences."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-248) and indexes.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- la. Butterflies, as a Taxonomist Sees Them -- lb. Differences between Butterflies and Moths -- Ic. Diversity of Butterflies -- Id. Life Cycle of a Butterfly -- le. Stages in a Butterfly's Life -- * The Egg -- * The Caterpillar -- * The Pupa -- * The Adult -- If. The Big and The Small Butterflies -- 2. Ecology of Butterflies -- 2a. Habitats of Butterflies -- 2b. Feeding: -- i) The Caterpillars -- ii) The Adults -- 2c. Basking and Daily Activity Periods -- 2d.Mate Acquisition Strategies -- 2e. Polymorphism -- 2f. Flight Periods and Seasonality -- 2g. Seasonal Variation in Colouration and Form -- 2h. Migration and Local Movements -- 2i. Population Ecology -- 2j. Threats to Life: -- i) Parasitoids -- ii) Parasites -- iii) Predators -- 2k. Adaptations to EscapeThreats: -- i) Camouflage -- ii) and iii) Unpalatability and Mimicry -- iv) Association with Ants -- 3. Conservation Problems and Solutions -- I. Collecting and Preserving Specimens -- Butterfly Family and Species Accounts -- 5.1 Family Papilionidae: Swallowtails -- 5.2 Family Pieridae: Whites and Yellows -- 5.3 Family Nymphalidae: Brush-footed Butterflies -- 5.4 Family Lycaenidae: Blues -- 5.5 Family Hesperiidae: Skippers -- Appendix 1: Larval Host Plants of Peninsular Indian Butterflies -- Appendix 2: Alphabetical List of Larval Host Plants and Nectar Plants -- Glossary -- Selected References -- Index of English Names: Butterflies -- Index of Scientific Names: Butterflies.