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Keith Willmott

Assistant Curator of Lepidoptera
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
Powell Hall on Hull Road
UF Cultural Plaza
PO Box 112710
Gainesville, FL 32611-2710
Tel: (1 352) 273 2012
Fax: (1 352) 392 0479
kwillmott@flmnh.ufl.edu

Systematics - Evolution - Diversity
of butterflies
Field work, Ecuador 2006, with ornithologist Julia Robinson Willmott and field assistant Jamie Robinson Willmott

RESEARCH
Butterflies of Ecuador
Systematics, ecology and biogeography of the butterflies of one of the world's three most diverse countries. Funded by NSF, USA (4/2007-3/2010).

Systematics and evolution of Ithomiinae
Phylogenetic analysis, taxonomic monographs and field studies of a fascinating group of neotropical butterflies. Funded by Leverhulme Trust, UK (7/2001-8/2008).

Tropical Andean Butterfly Diversity Project
Training, databasing and setting priorities for tropical Andean butterfly research and conservation. Funded by the Darwin Initiative, UK (8/2005-12/2008).

 PUBLICATIONS
Publications and downloads

Other publications relevant to butterflies of Ecuador

 ACADEMIC
Student opportunities at Florida Museum of Natural History

Current students, volunteers and visiting researchers

Courses taught at UF

Volunteer opportunities in Parque Nacional Podocarpus, Ecuador

RESOURCES
Butterflies of Ecuador Database

Tropical Andean Butterfly Database (including specimens from FLMNH)

Illustrated checklist of Ithomiinae

Images of Ithomiinae immature stages

Illustrated checklist of butterflies of southeastern Sulawesi
Research support is acknowledged from: