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A Preliminary Report on the Butterfly Diversity of Kurumpuram Reserve Forest, Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu

A Preliminary Report on the Butterfly Diversity of Kurumpuram Reserve Forest, Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu The biodiversity of the butterfly fauna of Kurumpuram reserve forest, Marakkanam was studied through weekly sampling programme from July 2013–December 2013. A total of 26 species belonging to five families (Nymphalidae, Pieridae, Papilionidae, Lyacaenidae, Arctiidae) and 22 genera were recorded. Out of these, members of Nymphalidae were dominant with 14 species followed by Pieridae (04 species), Papilionidae (03 species), Lyacaenidae (03 species), and Arctiidae (02 species). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Proceedings of the Zoological Society Springer Journals

A Preliminary Report on the Butterfly Diversity of Kurumpuram Reserve Forest, Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 by Zoological Society, Kolkata, India
Subject
Life Sciences; Life Sciences, general; Zoology; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Biodiversity; Conservation Biology/Ecology
ISSN
0373-5893
eISSN
0974-6919
DOI
10.1007/s12595-015-0151-x
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Abstract

The biodiversity of the butterfly fauna of Kurumpuram reserve forest, Marakkanam was studied through weekly sampling programme from July 2013–December 2013. A total of 26 species belonging to five families (Nymphalidae, Pieridae, Papilionidae, Lyacaenidae, Arctiidae) and 22 genera were recorded. Out of these, members of Nymphalidae were dominant with 14 species followed by Pieridae (04 species), Papilionidae (03 species), Lyacaenidae (03 species), and Arctiidae (02 species).

Journal

Proceedings of the Zoological SocietySpringer Journals

Published: Jun 24, 2015

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