Butterflies of Siruvani Forests of Western Ghats, with notes on their seasonality

Arun, P.R.

doi:10.11609/jott.zpj.18.2.1003-6

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“…In our study area forest fires were almost absent. Interestingly, in southern Western Ghats, Arun (2003) observed that the butterflies were more abundant in August (late monsoon); the data reveals that the species richness was more in October, November, December and February (early and late winter and spring).…”

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“…Efforts in monitoring butterfly diversity in the Western Ghats have increased recently with several studies published recently (Ambrose & Raj, 2005;Arun, 2003;Babjan & Archana, 1999;Baskaran & Solaiappa, 2002;Bhalodia et al, 2002;Borkar & Komarpant, 2004;Eswaran & Pramod, 2005;Gunathilagaraj et al, 1997;Kunte, 1997Kunte, , 2001Nair, 2002Nair, , 2003Radhakrishnan, 2000). However, most of these studies are qualitative which gives checklist, seasonality and relative abundance based on presence/absence data.…”

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Season and landscape wise distribution of butterflies in Tamhini, northern Western Ghats, India

Padhye¹,

Dahanukar²,

Paingankar³

et al. 2006

Zoos Print J.

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Our study takes the first step of documenting butterfly diversity and distribution along the seasonal gradient and across five landscape elements. We censused butterfly community in Tamhini, northern Western Ghats, across six seasons and five landscape elements using line transect method for two years. A total of 69 butterfly species belonging to 52 genera and five families were encountered in the study area. The data was analysed for α and β diversity. There were two peaks in the α diversity in summer and early winter. Monsoon fauna was distinctly different from that of other seasons. Maximum diversity was observed in the partially disturbed areas with human habitation. Landscape type satisfying variable niche showed maximum α diversity. Our findings in the seasonal and landscape wise distribution of butterflies are important with respect to monitoring animal diversity and defining conservation strategies in the northern Western Ghats.

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Season and landscape wise distribution of butterflies in Tamhini, northern Western Ghats, India

Padhye¹,

Dahanukar²,

Paingankar³

et al. 2006

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“…Among the lower invertebrates, butterflies are probably the best studied group in the Western Ghats (Ambrose and Raj, 2005;Baskaran and Solaiappa 2002;Arun, 2003;Gunathilagaraj et al, 1998) in national park and wild life sanctuary (Borkar and Komarpant, 2004;Baslstha et al, 1999;Guptha et al, 2012;Shamsudeen and Mathew, 2010). Study on butterfly diversity was done in university campus and tiger reserves (Chandra et al, 2002(Chandra et al, , 2007Arun and Azeez, 2003).…”

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Species diversity and habitat association of butterflies around 30 km radius of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant area of Tamil Nadu, India

Kumar¹,

Murugesan²

2014

Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.

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A detailed study on the butterfly species diversity was carried around 30 km radius of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant area, Tirunelveli, India during 2011-2013. The survey yielded 6347 individuals of 64 species, belonging to the families Nymphalidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Papilionidae and Hesperiidae. A total of 64 species of butterflies belonging to 47 genera were recorded. The relative abundance was high for Nymphalidae (27 species) (41.93%) followed by Pieridae 15 (24.19%), Lycaenidae 11 (16.12%), Papilionidae 7 (11.29%) and Hesperiidae 4 (6.45%). The Nymphalidae were found to be the dominant family in terms species, general and individual relative abundance. Eight species of butterflies are listed as endangered in Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Such studies on monitoring the species diversity and abundance of butterflies offer valuable information on their population dynamics. A detailed study on ecologically important local butterfly fauna in various habitats is in progress to construct a various habitat survey around 30 km radius of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant area.

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“…Among the environmental parameters, temperature was the important factor in the seasonal fluctuations of Diptera, while abundance of Orthoptera was related with bird abundance [1]. In the case of butterflies, the flower abundance was a key factor that affected the abundance, especially in the families Satyridae, Papilionidae, and Hesperiidae [1,2]. The present paper examines any direct relation between the fluctuations in insect abundance with abiotic environmental parameters such as rainfall, temperature, and humidity.…”

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“…The lack of scientific tradition and moderate budgets are the two major causes attributed to this lack of knowledge [5]. Except for a few recent studies [2,6], information on seasonality of insects is grossly lacking from the Western Ghats region, one of the two internationally recognized biodiversity hotspots of the Indian region. However, accounts of the seasonal abundance of insects are available in many of the ecological studies, especially the ornithological studies reported from various parts of India [7,8,9,10,11,12].…”

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Patterns in Abundance and Seasonality of Insects in the Siruvani Forest of Western Ghats, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Southern India

Arun

Vijayan²

2004

The Scientific World JOURNAL

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The seasonal abundance patterns of insects inhabiting the understory vegetation of a mixed deciduous forest were examined with the help of the sweep-net sampling method. During the study period of 2 years, insects were sampled regularly from the understory vegetation of the three selected habitats (moist-deciduous, riverine, and teak plantation) of the mixed deciduous forest. Insect abundance was maximum in the moist-deciduous habitat and minimum in the teak plantation. Generally, insect abundance was the highest during the southwest monsoon in all habitats. The temporal pattern of fluctuations in the insect abundance followed more or less the same pattern in all the three habitats studied. The insect abundance of the understory vegetation varied among the habitats studied, while the pattern of seasonal fluctuations in insect abundance was comparable among habitats. Composition of the insect community also indicated prominent seasonal changes within habitats than interhabitat changes within a season.

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Butterflies of Siruvani Forests of Western Ghats, with notes on their seasonality

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Season and landscape wise distribution of butterflies in Tamhini, northern Western Ghats, India

Season and landscape wise distribution of butterflies in Tamhini, northern Western Ghats, India

Species diversity and habitat association of butterflies around 30 km radius of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant area of Tamil Nadu, India

Patterns in Abundance and Seasonality of Insects in the Siruvani Forest of Western Ghats, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Southern India

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