Diversity of Butterflies in Wani, District-Yavatmal (M.S.)

Authors

  • Paresh Patel  Lokmanya Tilak Mahavidyalaya, Wani. Dist- Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India
  • Priya Uttarwar  Lokmanya Tilak Mahavidyalaya, Wani. Dist- Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India
  • Dnyaneshwar Khamankar  Lokmanya Tilak Mahavidyalaya, Wani. Dist- Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST.RAMAN2181

Keywords:

Wani, Butterfly, Diversity, Habitat, Shannon Index

Abstract

The present paper deals with a study of the diversity and abundance of butterflies in and around Wani city, district Yavatmal (M.S.), India. A Total 34 species of butterflies belonging to 26 genera and 05 families, namely, Hesperiidae, Lycaenidae Nymphalidae, Papilionidae and Pieridae were recorded from different habitats, urbanized habitat i.e. Wani locality (Site I) and less urbanized habitat (Agricultural area) (Site II). The family Nymphalidae (44.11%) was found abundant and family Hespiridae (2.94%) was found least abundant among all the families. The study area is rich in butterfly diversity and further research could be conducted to obtain more details and documentation on butterfly diversity for the conservation

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2021-02-01

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Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February-2021

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Paresh Patel, Priya Uttarwar, Dnyaneshwar Khamankar "Diversity of Butterflies in Wani, District-Yavatmal (M.S.)" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011,Volume 8, Issue 1, pp.548-552, January-February-2021. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST.RAMAN2181