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Diversity of Butterflies from Kattabettu area, Nilgiri hills Southern Western Ghats,Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Butterflies are the most attractive than most other insects. They have been referred to as ‘Flagship’ and ‘honorary birds’. They are valuable pollinators, important food chain components of birds, reptiles, spiders, and predatory insects; they are also the good indicators of environmental quality. Butterflies are widely used as models in biology and ecology studies because they are relatively large and easy to capture and their taxonomy is well resolved. Butterfly diversity in India varies in different parts. Western Ghats is considered one among the 12 mega biodiversity hotspot of the world. The butterfly fauna of Nilgiri (Blue) mountains of South India is rich and very interesting with 300 species including endemics. I observed an attempt was made to document the diversity of butterflies in Kattabettu area. This study on butterflies in Kattabettu area, Nilgiri hills is the premier investigation on species richness and relative abundance of butterfly species in this area. Identified totally 94 species of butterflies within 5 families (Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae) from this area, Nymphalidae was the dominant families among the butterfly groups from this area, Nymphalidae was dominated the Holarctic species assemblage (28 species), Pieridae (22 species), Papilionidae (12 species), Hesperiidae (14 species) and Lycaenidae (18 species).

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butterfly diversity, habitat, host plants, seasonal pattern

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"Diversity of Butterflies from Kattabettu area, Nilgiri hills Southern Western Ghats,Tamil Nadu", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no.a525-a548, February-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202067.pdf

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"Diversity of Butterflies from Kattabettu area, Nilgiri hills Southern Western Ghats,Tamil Nadu", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no. ppa525-a548, February-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202067.pdf

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Published Paper ID: JETIR2202067
Registration ID: 319897
Published In: Volume 9 | Issue 2 | Year February-2022
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Page No: a525-a548
Country: Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris, Tamilnadu, India .
Area: Biological Science
ISSN Number: 2349-5162
Publisher: IJ Publication


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