we give you South America!

[Nick Grishin]

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

After looking at "Butterflies of America" website, Gerardo Lamas once 
wrote:

"just remember that America doesn't stop in Panama!
The remainder ... of America will be quite a challenge, I'm sure!"

Of course it does not stop. And with Gerardo's help, we are trying to rise 
to this vast challenge. To make a long story short, we give you South 
America!

http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/Neotropical.htm

This is a very preliminary version. Suffice to say it is missing skippers 
altogether! But since there are so few free resources available on the 
South American butterflies, we hope that it will be of use.

Most importantly, this online compilation of images almost entirely 
consists of scans from print photographs taken by Gerardo Lamas 
representing a lifetime of dedicated and imaginative research and a great 
generosity in allowing them to be made available. The taxonomic lists are 
based on Lamas 2004 catalogue and are being continuously updated to catch 
up with recent developments.

Currently, this Neotropical web site covers the region from Mexico through 
South America, while the "formal" BOA list 
http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/list.htm
is from Alaska to Panama (and the Caribbean). We are planning to merge the 
two lists eventually, when the Neotropical list if fully updated. Please 
exercise caution in exploring the Neotropical web site, it contains many 
errors and omissions, don't take anything you see there in faith.

Happy surfing,

Andrew D. Warren, Kim Davis, Nick V. Grishin,
Jonathan P. Pelham and Mike Stangeland





 
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