Pierce, NaomiWang, Zhengyang2022-06-0720222022-05-122022-05Wang, Zhengyang. 2022. Insect Conservation. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.29169230https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37371991This is a dissertation covering several topics on the conservation of insects. In Part I, Endangered Butterflies and Where to Find Them, I discuss the conservation, life-history and movement ecology of three genera of highly endangered, rarely studied butterflies: Teinopalpus aureus, the Golden Kaiser-i-Hind (Chapter 1), Bhutanitis thaidina and Bhutanitis lidderdalii, the Bhutan Glories (Chapter 2) and Troides aeacus, the Golden Birdwing (Chapter 3). In Part II, Scaling a Mountain, I investigate the ecology and evolution of "caterpillar fungus", the world's most expensive insect-fungal symbiont. I tackle this question across three different geographical scales, taking the perspective of behavioral ecology (Chapter 4), population genetics (Chapter 5) and biogeography (Chapter 6). In Part III, the Net, I discuss the public perception of insects and its conservation implications (Chapter 7).application/pdfenBhutanitisinsect conservationOphiocordycepsTeinopalpusTroidesBiologyThesis or Dissertation2022-06-070000-0003-3244-1954