• Mrs. Vinita Pandey

Butterflies are the most beautiful insect .India hosts about 1,504 species. The objective of the present study is to inventorize the butterflies fauna of Indira Vihar Park, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh India. The butterfly diversity of this area was recorded from March 2020 to May 2021. During the survey, a total of 50 species of butterflies belonging to 5 families were identified. The highest number of butterflies were representing the family Nymphalidae with 20 species, which contributed 42 %, followed by the Lycaenidae with 11 species, contributed 23 %, Pieridae with 8 species contributed 16 % , Papilionadae with 8 species contributed 16 %, Hesperiidae with 3 species contributed 6%. Of total family wise frequency of occurrence of butterflies in the study area.

Butterfly , Biodiversity,.

"A Preliminary study on Butterfly (Lapidoptera) diversity of Indira vihar, Raigarh (C.G.) India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no.d130-d133, March-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303314.pdf

"A Preliminary study on Butterfly (Lapidoptera) diversity of Indira vihar, Raigarh (C.G.) India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no. ppd130-d133, March-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303314.pdf