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Features of Natural Interest

The rich biodiversity of the Turks and Caicos Islands also includes numerous endemic invertebrates and endemic plants. The photo shows the endemic butterfly Drury's hairstreak Strymon acis leucosticha.

The endemic butterfly Drury's hairstreak


© Dr Oliver Cheesman
(Features of Natural Interest, 16 of 17 - Slide ref. 369)