Issue Description


Authors : Ashish Tiple

Page Nos : 1-5

Description :
A survey was conducted to record the butterfly diversity and the status and occurrence of butterfly species in and around Seloo city, Central India from 2011 to 2018. A total of 91 species of butterflies belonging to Papilionidae (07 species), Pieridae (14 species), Nymphalidae (29 species), Lycaenidae (28 species), Hesperiidae (12 species) and 01 species was recorded from the Riodinidae. Of all the total 91 species, 29% were commonly occurring, 46% were very common, 9% were not rare, 13% were rare and 3% were very rarely occurring. About 06 species of the recorded ones come under the protection category of the Indian Wild Life protection Act 1972. The observations support the value of the Seloo city area in providing valuable resources for butterflies.

Date of Online: 30 May 2018