A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF BUTTERFLY DIVERSITY IN KOLAMARKA CONSERVATION RESERVE, CENTRAL INDIA
- Range Forest Officer, Sironcha Forest Division, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India.
- Deputy Conservator of Forest, Sironcha Forest Division, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India.
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Butterfly play very crucial ecological role as a pollinator in any ecosystem and are being increasingly recognized as an ecological indicator. In present study, a preliminary survey of butterfly diversity in Kolamarka Conservation Reserve located in Central India was conducted. Total 65 spp. belonging to 46 genus and five families (Papillionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae, Hesperiidae) were recorded. Highest representation was from Nymphalidiae and lowest from Hesperididae. Out of total, 35 spp. were common, 23 spp. were uncommon and 7 spp. were rare. Crimson Rose (Pachliopta hector Linnaeus) and Danaid Eggfly (Hypolimnas missipus Linnaeus) listed in the schedule I and Common Gull (Cepora nerissa Fabricius) listed in the schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 of the India providing them highest level of the protection in the country were also reported. Exclusively from the open forest, 28 spp. and from the dense forest 24 spp. were reported. Maximum species were recorded during winter and minimum during summer season.
[Atul Deokar, Prabhu Nath Shukla (2015); A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF BUTTERFLY DIVERSITY IN KOLAMARKA CONSERVATION RESERVE, CENTRAL INDIA Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Aug). 12-17] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
