Authors
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Christopher K. Starr
Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
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Sharon Boodram
Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club
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Dale N. Stephens
Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club
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Kevin S. Andrews
Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club
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Shane T. Ballah
Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club
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Marissa N. Gowrie
Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club
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Princess M. Jagoo
Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club
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Natasha M. St-Aimee
Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club
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Craig A. Western
Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club
Keywords:
Butterfly Wings, Butterflies, Warning Colouration, Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera
Abstract
This brief report attempts to test the hypothesis that the colouration of butterfly wings is an indicator of palatability for predators. It, of course, begs two questions about palatability differences between humans and predators and the butterfly tasting population in Trinidad and Tobago.
