Checklist Of Butterflies Research Articles

A checklist of butterflies of Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) campus, Anaikatty, Western Ghats, India

An updated checklist of butterfly species recorded from the Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) campus, constitute a total of 178 species of butterflies, including previous records of 101 species. The butterfly species represent Papilionidae (17), Pieridae (22), Nymphalidae (55), Lycaenidae (54), Riodinidae (1) and Hesperiidae (29). Seventy-seven species are new additions. Among the 178 species, 56 (31.46%) were found to be very common, 74 (41.57%) were moderately common, 42 (23.60%) were rare and 6 (3.37%) as very rare in sightings. Ninety plant species belonging to 33 families as larval host plants of 160 butterfly species were also recorded in the present study. Host plants of 18 species of butterflies were not available in the study area.

A Checklist of Butterflies in Ananda Tea Estate and its Adjacent Areas of Lakhimpur District, Assam, India

In the present study, a checklist of butterflies from the Ananda Tea Estate of Lakhimpur district, Assam is prepared and presented. During the study, surveys were carried out from October 2022 to April 2024 in the Ananda tea estate (27°27' N and 94°14' E) and its nearby areas– Dulung reserve forest and Subansiri river. A total of 36 species across 32 genera belonging to five families viz., Nymphalidae, Pieridae, Papilionidae, Lycaenidae, Riodinidae were recorded during the study. Amongst all the families, Nymphalidae was the most diverse family comprising 17 species which belong to 16 different genera. Approximately 48% of the recorded species belong to the Nymphalidae family, indicating the highest species richness. The dominant nature of the family Nymphalidae can be attributed to the polyphagous nature of the species under the family which help them to live in diverse habitats. The species Common albatross (Appias albina), recorded during the study, is protected under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022 of India. The Whittaker β-diversity was found to be 0.6875, indicating a moderate level of species turnover among the study sites. In the tea estate, due to the spraying of chemical pesticides large number of butterflies die each year which can be saved by replacing the chemical pesticides with biopesticides and other eco-friendly pest control methods including use of botanicals, Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITKs) and microbial antagonists.

Species diversity and abundance of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) in Lata Hokkaido, Jeli, Kelantan

Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) serve as vital bioindicators for terrestrial environments and habitat quality, making them critical in biological monitoring and conservation efforts. Here, we report the first checklist of butterflies in Lata Hokkaido, Jeli, Kelantan. Butterflies were sampled for 14 consecutive days using fruit-baited traps and aerial net. In total, 303 butterflies belonging to 53 species from 11 subfamilies were documented. Coliadinae was the most dominant subfamily with four species and 60 individuals recorded, meanwhile, Morphinae represents the least recorded subfamily with just one species from one individual. The most abundant species were Eurema hecabe, Leptosia nina, and Mycalesis mineus. The Shannon-Wiener Index (H’ = 3.246) indicates a notable richness in butterfly diversity at Lata Hokkaido, supported by the Margalef’s Richness Index (M = 9.101) which highlights substantial species richness. The Pielou’s Evenness Index (J’ = 0.818) suggests a fairly even distribution of individuals across species. Aditionally, the species accumulation curve reached an asymptote, suggesting that most of the species present in the study area have been detected. This study provides valuable insights into the ecological significance of Lata Hokkaido as a habitat for butterflies and contributes to the broader understanding of butterfly diversity in this area.

A preliminary checklist of butterflies at Tajpur, West Bengal, India

A preliminary checklist of butterflies at Tajpur, West Bengal, India

Diversity and Abundance of Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) in Sethu Bhaskara Agricultural College and Research Foundation, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, South India

Butterflies play a vital role in the ecosystem, acting as pollinators, pollution indicators, pests, predators, weed killers, a good source of food and being of aesthetic, economic and ecological importance. World-wide butterfly populations are on the decline due to habitat destruction and deforestation. This study was taken with the prime objective of preparing the checklist of butterflies at Sethu Bhaskara Agricultural College and Research Foundation, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, from April 2023 to July 2023. A total of 976 individuals of 76 species belonging to 5 families have been recorded in the survey. For this study, the college was mapped into four different habitats: botanical garden area, agricultural field area, horticultural field area and grassland area. Results revealed that the family Nymphalidae showed the maximum number of species (22.0 species) from 12 genera (29.0%), followed by Lycaenidae (20.0 species) from17genera (26.5%), Pieridae (18.0 species) from 9 genera (24.0%), Hesperiidae (12.0 species) from 11 genera (16.0%) and the least being Papilionidae (4.0 species) from 2 genera (5.5%). Among the four sites, the botanical garden area ranks first with the highest number of butterflies (140 species, N =280), followed by the horticultural field area (129 species, N = 258), the agricultural field area (115 species, N = 230) and the grassland area (104 species, N = 208). According to the monthly distribution of butterflies, the maximum number of species and abundance were recorded in the months of July (307 species, N = 332), followed by June (141 species, N = 282), April (112 species, N= 224) and least in May (69 species, N = 138). The overall Shannon-Weiner diversity index was H = 1.50, Pielou’s evenness index was E = 0.60 and Margalef’s index was R = 13.30. This study illustrated useful information on butterfly diversity in the study region, which serves as a baseline for future monitoring programs.

Study on Butterfly Diversity in the Campus of Government College Quepem, Goa, India

Butterflies belonging to the class Insecta and the order Lepidoptera make the second largest order after Coleopterans. They are one of the best environmental indicators due to their short life cycle and quick response to the changes in the environment. Moreover, they play vital roles in nutrient cycling and food chain in the ecosystems. No published documentary evidences are available on the butterfly diversity of Quepem at the foothills of Western Ghats in Goa. Present study was designed to generate the preliminary checklist of butterflies at the campus of Government College, Quepem. Field survey on butterflies was carried out from September 2021 to January 2022, in the selected sites comprising of botanical garden, butterfly garden and specific sites in the college campus rich in vegetation. 40 butterfly species belonging to five families spread over 30 genera were recorded during the study period. Family Nymphalidae dominated the college campus with 18 species followed by Lycaenidae (9 species), Papilionidae (5 species), and Hesperiidae and Pieridae with 4 species each. The dominance exhibited by family Nymphalidae was mainly due to the rich landscape and the availability of larval host and nectar plants in the campus.

Preliminary checklist of butterflies from Loharghat forest range, Kamrup

Preliminary checklist of butterflies from Loharghat forest range, Kamrup

A Preliminary Checklist of Butterflies of Trimbakeshwar Tehsil of Nasik district (M.S) India

A Preliminary Checklist of Butterflies of Trimbakeshwar Tehsil of Nasik district (M.S) India

Butterfly checklist of Bongal Gaon village, including a sighting note of the globally rare Liphyra brassolis (Westwood, 1864) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Upper Assam, India

The butterfly checklist of Bongal Gaon village in Assam revealed a total of 171 species which included 20 species listed as protected under the various schedules of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, enacted in India. Fieldwork for butterfly collection took seven years. The checklist comprises six families, 22 subfamilies, and 105 genera. It includes sightings of the ‘rare’ and ‘very rare’ Moth Butterfly, Liphyra brassolis (Westwood, 1864), the Veined Palmer, Hidari bhawani (de Nicéville, 1889), the Colon Swift, Caltoris cahira (Moore, 1877), and the Scarce Rajah, Charaxes aristogiton (C. & R. Felder, 1867), from in and around Dergaon urban areas of upper Assam in north-eastern India.

Butterfly Checklist of Central Academy for State Forest Service Campus, Burnihat, Assam

Butterfly Checklist of Central Academy for State Forest Service Campus, Burnihat, Assam

Checklist of butterflies from Kurukani forest village, Sivasagar, Assam, India

Checklist of butterflies from Kurukani forest village, Sivasagar, Assam, India

Checklist of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of an urban area of Caatinga-Atlantic Forest ecotone in Bahia, Brazil

The butterfly inventories carried out in urban landscapes in Bahia are still scarce. Urban areas with remnants of native vegetation in association with ornamental plants can provide several resources that are favorable for the development and shelter of various animal species, including insects, even with the high anthropization that occurs in these environments. In this work, we aim to investigate the urban fauna of butterflies at the Campus of the Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), an area of ​​Caatinga-Atlantic Forest ecotone located in the municipality of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. Monthly samplings were carried out with entomological net and standardized traps with different attractive baits, between May 2019 and January 2020, in addition to review of the material previously deposited at the Entomological Collection Prof. Johan Becker located at the Zoology Museum of the UEFS (MZFS). In total, 114 species of Papilionoidea were recorded, with Nymphalidae being the richest family (45 species), followed by Hesperiidae (32), Lycaenidae (21), Pieridae (10), Papilionidae (3) and Riodinidae (3). Thirteen species are new records for Bahia and eight species are new records for Northeast Brazil. The results demonstrate the extreme relevance of the conservation and preservation of urban green areas for the maintenance of butterflies species and, consequently, the associated insect fauna.

Primer registro de Sarangesa purendra (Moore, 1882) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) en el territorio de la Unión de Jammu y Cachemira, India

The Spotted Small Flat Sarangesa purendra (Moore, 1882) is a new addition to the butterfly checklist of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, India. This species is sighted on 02 June 2019, in Dewal area of Billawar while observing the different pollinators by first author. Now on addition of this species Jammu and Kashmir has now total 309 species of butterflies

Checklist of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilonoidea and Hesperioidea) in Gunung Pulai Forest Reserve, Johor

This survey was done to provide a checklist of butterflies in Gunung Pulai Forest Reserve, Johor Darul Takzim. Sampling were done between October 2017 to March 2018 for nine sampling days. Butterflies were caught using aerial net and baited traps. The traps were baited with a mixture of rotten bananas and pineapples. A total of 101 individuals comprising 61 species were obtained from this survey. Family Nymphalidae recorded the highest number of species with 30 species, followed by Lycaenidae with 16 species. The most dominant species was Ypthima horsfieldii humei (Nymphalidae) with eight individuals followed by Lexias pardalis dirteana (Nymphalidae) with six individuals. Out of the 61 species, 45 were singletons which accounts for 73.8% of the sample. The Shannon Diversity Index for the butterflies in this area is 3.884 with an Evenness value of 0.941. Three species are considered as new records for the state of Johor. Based on the high value of Shannon Diversity Index and the abundance of singletons, it can be concluded that Gunung Pulai Forest Reserve holds a high diversity of butterflies in the region.

Spatial distribution of butterflies in different macrohabitat in a university campus in Southern-Nigeria

Butterfly fauna remains an important bio-indicator species in maintaining a healthy habitat, agents for plant richness, amongst others. Spatial distribution of butterflies in four habitat types including shrub, forested areas, agricultural farmland and riverside using baited traps and pollard walk methods was conducted from April to August, 2019 to ascertain the records of butterfly checklist in Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. Findings of the study revealed a total of 430 individuals and 44 species of butterflies belonging to four families such as Nymphalidae Papilionidae, Pieridae, and Lycaenidae. Nymphalidae had the highest species and individuals (72.7% and 74.9%) and lowest in Lycaenidae. Of all the species collected, Acraea serena was the most abundant recording highest Shannon diversity index (H = 2.477), Simpson Dominance (1-D = 0.874), and Margalef (5.368). Alpha diversity in various habitat revealed highest Simpson Dominance (1-D = 0.893), Shannon index (H = 2.627), and Margalef index (4.932) in forest area. However, species were evenly distributed (0.682) and equitable (J = 0.834) in the riverside habitat. Abundance-Distribution Model shows high significance variation in species obtained from the shrub, agricultural farm and forested areas with an exception to the riverside habitat (χ2 = 0.57, p = 0.99). The present study is not conclusive as future studies are required to update butterfly checklist. More so, habitat destruction or disruption, a major threat to butterfly conservation, should be placed on check.

A checklist of butterflies recorded from Dharmapuri and Kottur, Theni Disrtrict

A checklist of butterflies recorded from Dharmapuri and Kottur, Theni Disrtrict

Annotated checklist of butterflies of Ankleshwar—an industrial town in Gujarat, India

Urbanization threatens the diversity of butterflies due to habitat fragmentation with environmental degradation. Butterflies, as potent pollinators and ecological indicators, are important in conservation planning and environmental monitoring. This study provides a comprehensive insight into the species diversity of butterflies in Ankleshwar, an industrial town in Gujarat, India, and has potential use in urban planning and conservation. A total of 63 species belonging to five families were photo-documented and identified. The richest family was Nymphalidae, followed by Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Hesperiidae, and Papilionidae. Junonia Hübner, [1819] and Colotis Hübner, [1819] were the dominant genera with five species each. Six species have the IUCN status of Least Concern but 57 species are Not Evaluated. Seven species are afforded protection under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. This study highlights the need to conserve rare and threatened butterfly species.

An addition to the checklist of butterflies and moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Ichnia National Nature Park (Chernihiv Region, Ukraine)

The additional data to the list of butterflies and moths of Ichnia National Nature Park is given. There are original records for 91 lepidopterous species from 78 genera of 12 families presented. Actually, 42 species from 37 genera of 10 families are recorded in the Ichnia National Nature Park for the first time. Recently the checklist of Lepidoptera of Ichnia National Nature Park and its immediate environs (taking into account the species from the previously published list) includes 633 known species from 379 genera of 31 families. According to the number of registered species, the following Lepidoptera families prevail in the fauna of Ichnia National Nature Park: Noctuidae (190 species from 99 genera), Geometridae (147 species from 83 genera), Tortricidae (70 species from 35 genera), Erebidae (36 species from 27 genera), Pyralidae (34 species from 25 genera) and Crambidae (24 species from 18 genera). The best studied is the territory of Arboretum ‘Trostianets’ of the National Academy of ciences of Ukraine (as a separate component of Ichnia National Nature Park), where 506 lepidopterous species from 302 genera of 21 families were registered. In other parts of the Ichnia National Nature Park 156 species from 133 genera of 27 families were recorded. It shows a lack of knowledge of its Lepidoptera diversity as a whole.

An Annotated Checklist of Butterflies at Elevated Protected Areas of Pakistan

Different vegetation types, cater to the needs of butterflies at different stages of their life cycle. Some caterpillars are specific in their diet and egg-laying, such as the caterpillar of the Monarch butterfly, which mainly consumes leaves of milkweed and hence prefers laying eggs on this plant (Faldyn et al., 2018). This entomological research was undertaken at protected areas of Pakistan that include Dhirkot Nature Reserve, Pir Chanasi National Park, Banjosa Game Reserve, Pir Lasura National Park and Tolipir National Park. Forty-four different species of butterflies were recorded from the study area. The highest diversity of butterflies was observed from PCNP (34) and least from PLNP (15).

Butterfly as bioindicator for development of conservation areas in Bukit Reban Kambing, Bukit Belading and Bukit Tukau, Johor, Malaysia

Abstract. Ismail N, Rahman A A A, Mohamed M, Abu Bakar M F, Tokiman L. 2020. Butterfly as bioindicator for development of conservation areas in Bukit Reban Kambing, Bukit Belading and Bukit Tukau, Johor, Malaysia. Biodiversitas 21: 334-344. Butterflies are often used as indicator surrogates to evaluate the quality of ecosystems. This is made possible due to their sensitive responses toward environmental fluctuations and habitat changes. Butterflies were collected opportunistically using aerial nets at three hill dipterocarp forests; Bukit Reban Kambing (BRK), Bukit Belading (BB) and Bukit Tukau (BT) of Johor, Malaysia from 8th to 11th March 2016. The objectives of this study are to provide a checklist of butterflies of the hills and evaluate habitat suitability in an effort to support the proposal to gazette the hills as part of the Gunung Ledang protected area. A total of 60 individuals belonging to 23 species, 21 genera, and five families were recorded. Comparing the three hills, BRK recorded the greatest individual and species numbers, followed by BT and BB. BRK recorded the highest Shannon diversity index, H’ (2.272) value, whereas BB presented the highest value of species evenness index, E’ (0.945). MaxEnt modeling of the butterflies in BRK, BB, and BT showed a network of high habitat suitability areas connecting Gunung Ledang and our sampling locations. Despite limited sampling effort, this baseline data could possibly strengthen the effort for gazettement and prevent further pressure from mining activity and land conversion.