Description
This new book summarises decades of research and collation of distributional data. From the tiny Freyeria trochylus (Grass Jewel), Europe's smallest butterfly, to the magnificent, newly arrived Papilio demoleus (Lime Swallowtail), this comprehensively illustrated reference book and field guide includes all butterfly species known in Cyprus over the past 100 years. Where applicable, reference is made to subspecies of related taxa present in nearby countries of the eastern Mediterranean. The images on the cover represent the island's seven endemics, discussed in depth. Included, too, are detailed distribution maps representing records garnered from almost 300 recorders/sources (particularly members of the Cyprus Butterfly Study Group), over a period of more than 20 years.
Table of contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: A Review of Butterfly Research in Cyprus
- Chapter 3: Biogeography
- Chapter 4: The Life Cycle of the Butterfly
- Chapter 5: Habitats
- Chapter 6: Butterfly Behaviour
- Chapter 7: ‘Forms’, Aberrations and Dwarfism
- Chapter 8: Phenology
- Chapter 9: Biodiversity and Endemics
- Chapter 10: The Cyprus Butterfly List
- Chapter 11: Residency, Broods and Habitats of Butterflies in Cyprus
- Chapter 12: Presentation of Species – explanatory notes
- Chapter 13: Potential changes to the Cyprus List
- Chapter 14: Status of Butterflies in Cyprus
- Chapter 15: Conservation of the Island’s Butterflies
Readership
professional entomologists; butterfly experts; insect conservation biologists; amateur entomologists; lepidopterists; naturalists
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A period of residency in Cyprus followed by annual visits enabled Eddie John to study the island’s butterflies and to establish the Cyprus Butterfly Recording Scheme. In 2002, he edited (and provided distribution maps for) ‘Butterflies of Cyprus‘ (Makris, 2003; 329 pp. Now out of print ). EJ was the principal editor of an 895-page book, ‘Wildlife of Cyprus‘ (Sparrow & John, 2016) and contributed a 64-page chapter on butterflies. In 2020, he co-authored and edited Vol II of ‘Butterflies of the Levant‘ (Benyamini & John). He has written or co-authored over 50 papers, the majority peer-reviewed.
Christodoulos Makris
is a permanent resident of Cyprus. For more than thirty years he has studied, documented and photographed the biodiversity of Cyprus, maintaining an archive of thousands of photographs of the flora and fauna of the island. He is the author of the book ‘Butterflies of Cyprus‘ (Makris, 2003; 329 pp., now out of print) which includes more than 800 of his photographs. He has written or co-authored over 30 papers; the majority published in peer-reviewed journals.
