Abstract
The butterflies are a vital ecosystem component, acting as pollinators, food sources, and good indicators of ecological changes. The present study mainly focuses on identifying butterfly species and their diversity in India?s Bhagalpur district of Bihar. During the survey, 48 butterfly species were recorded. Among these, 19 species were recorded for the first time from Bihar. The surrounding rural areas had rich butterfly diversity comprising 48 species belonging to 5 families compared to the town area, where only 32 species were recorded. A maximum of 16 species were recorded from the nymphalidae family (33.33%). The most abundant species in the target area were Ariadne ariadne, Danaus chrysippus, Euploea core, Junonia almana, Junonia iphita, Leptosia nina nina, Lerodea eufala, Melanitis leda ismene, Papilio demoleus demoleus, and Ypthima huebneri. However, a few species, such as Cigaritis vulcanus, Curetis acuta, Iambrix salsala, and Spialia galba, were rarely found. Maximum diversity was observed in winter, whereas minimum diversity was observed in summer.. KEYWORDS :Butterfly, Diversity, New Records, Nymphalidae
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