| Keith Willmott
Associate 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 2010, with field assistant Jamie Robinson Willmott. Photo by Julia Robinson Willmott |
Graduate Research Assistantship in butterfly systematics, funded by NSF, deadline for applications February 28th, 2013 - click here for details
RESEARCH
Butterflies of Ecuador
Systematics, ecology and biogeography of the butterflies of one of the world's three most diverse countries. Systematics and evolution of Ithomiini
Phylogenetic analysis, taxonomic monographs and field studies of a fascinating group of neotropical butterflies.. Tropical Andean Butterfly Diversity Project
Training, databasing and setting priorities for tropical Andean butterfly research and conservation. | PUBLICATIONS
Publications and downloads Other publications relevant to butterflies of Ecuador Recent publications:
Matos et al., 2012, Mol. Phylog. Evol.: Systematics and evolutionary history of butterflies in the Taygetis clade...
Rosser et al., 2012, Biol. J. Linn. Soc.: Testing historical explanations for gradients in species richness in heliconiine butterflies... Willmott et al., 2011, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer.: Two possible caterpillar mimicry complexes...
| 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 Ithomiini Images of Ithomiini immature stages Illustrated checklist of butterflies of southeastern Sulawesi |
Research support is acknowledged from: 