Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) in and around the Unakoti Archaeological Site with 59 new additions to the Butterfly Fauna of Tripura, North-eastern India

Bhowmik, Suman; Conservation, Lepidoptera; Chowdhury, Sujitraj Das; Conservation, Avifauna

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“…The pattern of high diversity, richness and similarity during pre-monsoon (summer) and post-monsoon (autumn) seasons in the study area is in concordance with previous findings on butterfly seasonality from the regions experiencing tropical to sub-tropical type of climate in India (Kunte, 1997;Padhye et al, 2006;Sengupta et al, 2014;Gupta et al, 2019;Arya et al, 2020a;Sharmila et al, 2020;Bhowmik and Chowdhury, 2021). In tropical regions, annual patterns of precipitation have a significant impact on butterfly communities (Valtonen et al, 2013), and the occurrence of dry-wet seasonal cycles influence the host plant dynamics and generate bi-annual rhythms in species diversity and similarity of butterfly communities (Grøtan et al, 2012(Grøtan et al, , 2014.…”

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Butterfly diversity and abundance in a sub-tropical wetland environment of Shyamlatal, Western Himalaya

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2022

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Shyamlatal, a natural rain-fed wetland located at an elevation of 1300m in Champawat District, owes its prime conservation value in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, India. Because there is a scarcity of data on bio-resources that are critical to ecological functioning, the present study documented the species composition and seasonal patterns in richness and abundance of butterflies for their future management and conservation in a wetland environment of the Shyamlatal. A record of 64 species and 45 genera under six butterfly families was made from the catchment area of watershed and surrounding forests surveyed during 2016 to 2018. Nymphalidae with 28 species over 45.84% of the total individuals was the most dominant taxonomic group of butterflies. Species on conservation priority were rare (17.18% species), habitat specific (18.75% species), legally protected (7.81% species) and endemic (20.31% species) butterflies of the Himalaya. The overall species richness and diversity of butterflies varied across seasons and the high similarity in butterfly composition was observed during summer and autumn. Results provided baseline information on the importance of mosaic of vegetation in sustaining rich butterfly diversity around the wetland, which must be managed and conserved for maintaining ecological health and integrity of the region. The results also revealed that human activities have negative consequences on butterfly diversity in the study area.

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Butterfly diversity and abundance in a sub-tropical wetland environment of Shyamlatal, Western Himalaya

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2022

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“…These species include Troides spp., H. epicles, Symbrenthia spp. and Euthalia malaccana (Fruhstorfer, 1899), and Dichorragia nesimachus (Boisduval, 1836) (Saha and Das 2012; Mehra et al 2018;Bhowmik and Chowdhury 2021;Peggie et al 2021). The result showed that butterflies could be bioindicators either in terms of the diversity of environmental characteristics (abundance and vegetation diversity) or sensitivity to environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, light intensity, wind speed, as well as the presence of pollutants) (Ghazanfar et al 2016;Comay et al 2021).…”

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Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidae) diversity and structure community in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia

2023

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Abstract. Millah N, Leksono AS, Yanuwiadi B. 2023. Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidae) diversity and structure community in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia. Nusantara Bioscience 15: 118-128. Lumajang is one of the district in East Java, Indonesia with an area of around 1,790.90 km2 with various ecosystems. Unfortunately, several ecosystems in Lumajang have been degraded, affecting biodiversity, especially butterflies. The aim of this study was to analyze the structure of butterfly communities in Lumajang and analyze the species as bioindicators. The study was conducted in 5 habitats: Village, Agriculture, City Park, Community Forest, and Conservation Forest. The butterfly sampling method in this study was an Active Visual Survey using the Transect Pollard Walk; environmental factors were also measured during the study (temperature, humidity, light intensity, wind velocity, and altitude). The butterfly diversity and the measurement of environmental factors were analyzed for correlation using the Principal Component Analysis (PCA). The results of the study consisted of 124 species. Several were endemic species (Cyrestis lutea (Zincken, 1831), Ypthima nigricans (Snellen, 1892), Parantica albata (Zincken, 1831), Mycalesis sudra (Felder, 1867), and Pachliopta adamas (Zincken, 1831)), then protected species (Troides helena (Linnaeus, 1758), Troides cuneifera (Oberthür, 1879), and Troides amphrysus (Cramer, 1779)). The Shannon-Wienner diversity index values from highest to lowest are Community Forest (3.52), Conservation Forest (3.32), City Park (2.98), Village (2.79), and Agriculture (2.29). The results can be used as basic data and are expected to support butterfly conservation strategies in Indonesia, especially in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia.

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“…We will be using the name Vagrans egista sinha (Kollar, [1844]), which is the most widely adopted name in circulation . (Sondhi & Kunte, 2016) to rare (Bhowmik & Chowdhury, 2021), depending on the location. In India, this species is reported in tropical deciduous forests within 400-1400 m above sea level and Shorea robusta forests below 1000 m asl, and habitat-wise, they are found within riverine habitat, village homes near forest edges, and gardens (Smetacek, 2012;Sondhi & Kunte, 2018;Bhowmik & Chowdhury, 2021).…”

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An investigation into the spatiotemporal patterns of the Nymphalid butterfly Vagrans egista sinha (Kollar, [1844])

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Vagrans egista sinha (Kollar, [1844]), the Himalayan Vagrant is a subspecies of Nymphalid (Brush-footed) butterflies spread across Asia, whose western limit is in the north-west India. Observations of this subspecies have considerably increased over the past half-a-decade, with a spike in new sightings to the west of their previously known range. This has been considered as a range extension. The current study reports new records of this species from Bilaspur District, Himachal Pradesh, India (which are the first records for the district), through systematic and opportunistic sampling. This raises the question of whether the purported range extension towards the west could instead be a range shift or vagrancy, and whether there is any shift in elevational ranges in the populations across their known range. Questions pertaining to spatial differences in elevational ranges and seasonal variation, across their range, also piqued our curiosity. Using data from academic sources (such as published literature and museum collections), supplemented by data from public participation in scientific research and personal observations, these research questions are addressed. The accuracy of results when using citizen science data is also explored using the same dataset, focused on the impact of method of extraction of coordinates, and elevation derived from it under different scenarios. It was discovered that there has not been a range shift (either longitudinal or latitudinal) and observations do not suggest vagrancy but a case of range extension. Other results indicated that there was no climb of population to higher elevations, no spatial differences in elevational ranges in the populations, or seasonal variation in activities across their range. It was also discovered that the method of data collection by, and extraction from, citizen science databases, can influence the accuracy of the results. Some problems involved in collecting data are discussed, and remedial solutions are suggested.

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Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) in and around the Unakoti Archaeological Site with 59 new additions to the Butterfly Fauna of Tripura, North-eastern India

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Butterfly diversity and abundance in a sub-tropical wetland environment of Shyamlatal, Western Himalaya

Butterfly diversity and abundance in a sub-tropical wetland environment of Shyamlatal, Western Himalaya

Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidae) diversity and structure community in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia

An investigation into the spatiotemporal patterns of the Nymphalid butterfly Vagrans egista sinha (Kollar, [1844])

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