This paper discusses the status and origin of the 32 butterfly species, a third of which are endemics, known from the Canary Islands in the context of the evolutionary history and the vegetation of the islands. On the basis of personal investigations on most of the islands, records by several colleagues and an evaluation of the extensive literature, an account of habitats, early stages and larval food-plants is given and detailed distribution maps are presented for the first time.
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