Assessment on butterfly and its diversity in Tegheria (Waterfall), Dimoria development Block, Kamrup (M) district of Assam, India (original) (raw)

A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF BUTTERFLY DIVERSITY IN KOLAMARKA CONSERVATION RESERVE, CENTRAL INDIA

Butterfly play very crucial ecological role as a pollinator in any ecosystem and are being increasingly recognized as an ecological indicator. In present study, a preliminary survey of butterfly diversity in Kolamarka Conservation Reserve located in Central India was conducted. Total 65 spp. belonging to 46 genus and five families (Papillionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae, Hesperiidae) were recorded. Highest representation was from Nymphalidiae and lowest from Hesperididae. Out of total, 35 spp. were common, 23 spp. were uncommon and 7 spp. were rare. Crimson Rose (Pachliopta hector Linnaeus) and Danaid Eggfly (Hypolimnas missipus Linnaeus) listed in the schedule I and Common Gull (Cepora nerissa Fabricius) listed in the schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 of the India providing them highest level of the protection in the country were also reported. Exclusively from the open forest, 28 spp. and from the dense forest 24 spp. were reported. Maximum species were recorded during winter and minimum during summer season.

A preliminary checklist of butterfly diversity in the vicinity of IIT Guwahati Campus, Guwahati, Assam, India

2018

The study has been carried was out in the vicinity of IIT Guwahati campus from June 2016 to May 2017 to ascertain the number of butterfly species present. In the present study, a total number of 54 species of butterflies belonging to 6 (six) families were reported. Among various families of butterflies found, Nymphalidae family was represented by 22 species followed by 10 species of Lycaenidae, 9 species of Pieridae, 5 species of Papilionoidae, 6 species of Hesperidae and Riodinidae family was represented by 2 species. This study is a preliminary study undertaken at the proposed site which can be regarded as one of the significant taxonomical work.

Seasonal Diversity and Status of Butterfly Fauna in Sakoli Taluka of Bhandara District, Maharashtra, India

Sakoli taluka lies in the basin of Chulbandh river and covered with dense forest and comprises agricultural fields and it is less highlighted for butterflies so the main aim of this study to show how these fields serve butterflies and prepare a checklist of that butterflies which use these fields in their various activities. Total 69 species of butterflies were recorded belonging to 47 genera and 5 families. Nymphalidae family was dominant and consisting 25 species (36.24%); Lycaenidae 19 species (27.53%); Pieridae 13 species (18.84%); Hesperiidae 8 species (11.59%) and only 4 species (5.80%) recorded from family Papilionidae respectively. Maximum species richness reported from Monsoon and post-Monsoon season.

Exploration of Butterfly Species from Salekasa tehsil of Gondia District, Maharashtra State, India

www.ijarbs.com, 2024

The present investigation was done about the study of butterfly species and their conservation from selected sites from Salekasa tehsil of Gondia District, Maharashtra State.A total 51 Butterfly species belonging to five families were recorded during study of one year from June 2023 to May 2024, with Nymphalidae as the dominant family. Out of these,13 species were abundant(25%), 4 species were very common(8%), 23 species were common (45%), 9 species were occasional (18%) and 2 species were rare (4%). The study of seasonal variation revealed that 45 species were present in monsoon (38%) which increased to 49 species in post-monsoon (41%),a least of 25 species in premonsoon (21%) season and 19 species were recorded throughout the year during all three seasons. Different butterfly species attract the selected study sites as there is a hilly area with flowering plants and trees. Comparatively, Hazra Falls having many more butterfly species (46) followed by Halbitola(34), a less species of butterflies recorded from Gadmata Pahadi(31) and 20 species have commonly occurred at all selected three study sites.

Diversity of butterflies of the Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary, Shivamogga District, Karnataka, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2019

A study was conducted on the diversity of butterflies by using the pollard walk method in the tropical dry deciduous habitats of Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary, Shivamogga District, Karnataka, from February 2010 to January 2011. A total of 151 species of butterflies belonging to 99 genera and five families was recorded. The family Nymphalidae was the most dominant with the highest number of species (52 species; 35%), followed by Lycaenidae (33 species; 22%), Hesperiidae (25 species; 17%), Pieridae (24 species; 16%), and Papilionidae (15 species: 10%). The study also revealed 24 species of butterflies which are protected under various schedules of Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and 13 species as being endemic to the Western Ghats, peninsular India and Sri Lanka.

Butterflies and Their Conservation Status on the Campus of Sant Guru Ghasidas Government P.G. College Kurud, Chhattisgarh, India

NewBioWorld A Journal of Alumni Association of Biotechnology, 2023

Chhattisgarh state has a rich diversity of butterflies with a total of 170 species in its diver's habitat as hilly terrain, plateaus, plains, and agroforest land, including the campuses & backyards in between human colonies. The present study has been carried out in an academic campus of Sant Guru Ghasidas Government Post Graduate College Kurud; district Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh, India. We observed 56 species of butterflies taxonomically placed under five families in which the family Lycaenidae and Nymphalidae have been dominated over the rest three as family Pieridae, Hesperiidae and Papilionoidae. Out of 56 species, nine species were legally protected under Wildlife Protection Act-1972, with six listed under schedule-II and three under schedule-I.

A Study of Butterfly Species Diversity in M. N. College Campus, Visnagar, Mehsana District, Gujarat, India

2020

The present study was carried out to understand the butterfly diversity and abundance in M. N. College, Visnagar, Gujarat, India from November 2019 to March 2020. A total of 40 species of butterflies belonging to 29 genera and five families were recorded from the present study. From the observed butterflies, family Pieridae was the most dominant among the five families with 14 species, followed by Nymphalidae comprising of 9 species, Lycaenidae have 9 species, Papilionidae with 5 species and Hesperidae with 3 species. The present study added valuable information on diversity of butterfly fauna and will contribute in developing effective conservation.

A STUDY ON BUTTERFLY DIVERSITY IN DAPOLI DISTRICT OF RATNAGIRI (M.S) INDIA

Butterflies are beautiful creatures of nature. They play a crucial role in the ecosystem as they are an important part of the food chain. This study was conducted to study the diversity of butterflies in the Dapoli city of Ratnagiri of Maharashtra, India. Different butterflies found were recorded using a digital camera and cell phones through casual observation. A study about diversities of butterfly was carried out in Dapoli city of Ratnagiri district Total of 41 individuals and 36 species of butterflies belong to 5 families and were recorded during the study period. Nymphalidae was the richest amongst families that comprised (17 and 41%) of the total species of butterfly recorded in the study area which was followed by Lycaenidae (11 and 29%), Pieridae (6 and 14%) Papilioninae (6 and 14%) and Riodinidae family were the lowest (2 and 2%) respectively. Amongst the species of butterflies Which were observed in the study area, 4 of them were abundantly and 2 species were common while 8 numbers of the species of butterflies were rare. In addition to that 7 numbers of the species of butterfly were occasionally found. The study area was held within some areas of Dapoli city which are enriched with butterfly and its diversity. However further research could be conducted to obtain more details and documentation on butterfly diversity for the conservation and butterfly park.

DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF BUTTERFLIES (INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA) IN AND AROUND VITA CITY, DISTRICT SANGLI, (M.S.) INDIA

IJRAR, 2019

The present paper deals with a study of the diversity and abundance of butterflies in and around Vita city (M.S.), India. The study was conducted during Jun. 2017 to Dec.2018. A Total 33 species of butterflies belonging to 24 genera and 05 families, namely, Hesperiidae, Lycaenidae Nymphalidae, Papilionidae and Pieridae were recorded from different habitats, urbanized habitat i.e. Vita city (Site I) and less urbanized habitat (Forest and agriculture) (Site II). The family Nymphalidae (39.39%) was found abundant and family Papilionidae (12.12%) was found least abundant among all the families. The diversity index has shown that the species diversity is maximum in the site II (Shannon-index 3.342) as compared to the site I (Shannon-index 2.839). The present study may provide basic data for the study of butterfly diversity of Sangli District. The results were analyzed with presently available literature.

Preliminary Studies on Butterfly Fauna of Chail Wildlife Sanctuary , Shimla , Himachal Pradesh

2018

Biodiversity is one of the important aspects of sustainable development and represents biological wealth of a nation but the world is facing its greatest ever biodiversity crisis and diversity in the living world is staggering, therefore it needs to be conserved and it would have been impossible to deal with enormous diversity if such a significant data is not timely classified and documented. In this envision, a one year study was carried out in Chail Wildlife Sanctuary of Himachal Pradesh during the March 2017 to Feb 2018. The study aims to make a checklist of butterflies so as to find the threatened taxa and make a preliminary note on their conservation strategy. Present study revealed that a total of 53 species of butterflies belonging to five families i.e. Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Lycanidae and Hesperidae were found. The family Nymphalidae was most dominant with 23 species followed by 12 species of family Pieridae, 11 species of the family Lycanidae, 4 species of th...