本书详细介绍了海南热带雨林国家公园内的500多种蝴蝶，图文并茂，生动活泼，既可为科研工作者、资源保护者开展蝴蝶资源有效保护和利用提供基本资料和依据，又可作为自然爱好者和大众读者了解神秘的热带雨林蝴蝶资源提供栩栩如生的素材。

海南热带雨林国家公园，一个保存有丰富热带雨林物种和具有重要保护价值的天然宝藏。在这片形态独特的山峰之中，不仅孕育了繁多的生物种类，更是众多蝴蝶的天堂，各种颜色的蝴蝶在花丛间翩翩起舞，偶尔停留，飞行姿态优美，十分吸睛。《海南热带雨林国家公园蝶类图鉴》是一本精心编纂的图书，记录了这一美丽生物的多样性。这部图鉴的出版发行，将有助于全社会对海南热带雨林保护的了解，进一步参与生态保护的热情中去。

一、蝴蝶的分类地位与形态特征············002

（一）分类地位 ······································002

（二）形态特征 ······································003

二、蝴蝶生活史与生活习性····················004

（一）生活史 ··········································004

（二）成虫习性 ······································004

（三）幼虫习性 ······································011

（四）越冬和越夏 ··································012

三、蝴蝶与人类的关系····························012

四、蝴蝶的天敌与自卫····························013

（一）蝴蝶的天敌 ······························013

（二）蝴蝶的自卫 ··································014

（三）蝴蝶天敌的反自卫 ······················016

分论

凤蝶科Papilionidae

粉蝶科Pieridae

斑蝶科Danaidae

环蝶科Amathusiidae

眼蝶科Satyridae

蛱蝶科Nymphalidae

蚬蝶科Riodinidae

喙蝶科Libytheidae

珍蝶科Acraeidae

灰蝶科Lycaenidae

弄蝶科Hesperiidae