• KIRAN KASHINATH PARDHI
• HAVALE PRATIK RADHAKRISHNA

A present survey was carried out at three selected sites in the Ghodegaon region of Maharashtra, India, for a period of eight months, from September 2021 to May 2022. A total of 41 species of butterflies were recorded during the study period, belonging to six families. The Nymphalidae family was dominant among the six families, with 20 (48%) species observed during this survey. Common castor (Ariadne merione), Common grass yellow (Eurema hecabe), and Red Pierrot (Talicada nyseus) are the most dominant butterfly species, followed by Gram Blue (Euchrysops cnejus), Common Sailer (Neptis hylas), and Common Crow (Euploea core). Danaid eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus) species are protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 1972, observed in all three selected sites. The study area is rich in butterfly diversity, with a high Simpson Index of Diversity (0.9). The site Dhakale shows the maximum number of butterflies (126) followed by Thakarwadi (Kolwadi/kotamdara) (113), and the Sal site shows the minimum (97) number of individuals. The present survey helps to the documentation and systematic classification of butterfly fauna for future study.

Butterfly, Fauna, Wildlife, Diversity.

"A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BUTTERFLY DIVERSITY IN THREE SELECTED SITES IN GHODEGAON, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no.a409-a419, February-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402052.pdf

"A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BUTTERFLY DIVERSITY IN THREE SELECTED SITES IN GHODEGAON, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no. ppa409-a419, February-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402052.pdf