Diversity of Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera at Selorejo Waterfall Area, Ponorogo District, East Java, Indonesia

Abstract

Selorejo Waterfall is a natural tourist area that is directly adjacent to the Sigogor Mountain Nature Reserve and has a beautiful and natural environment. This makes the Selorejo Waterfall area has a good environment for the sustainability of various species of butterflies. This research aimed to find out the diversity and abundance of butterflies in the Selorejo Waterfall area. This research was conducted using the Visual Day Flaying method by following the trail in the Selorejo Waterfall area. This study found 26 species belongs 4 families with 109 individuals in total. The value of the species diversity index at the location of H'= 2.81 moderate category. The diversity of butterflies in the Selorejo Waterfall area was influenced by the availability of host plants and feed as well as abiotic factors.

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

“…The number of species of butterflies found in Lumajang is higher compared to similar studies in other areas of Java, Indonesia, such as Ledokombo Hillocks Jember (34 species) (Mubarok et al 2023), Mount Muria Kudus, Central Java (40 species) (Sukma et al 2021), Selorejo Waterfall Area, Ponorogo, East Java (26 species) (Zulaikha and Susanto 2021), Sumber Clangap and Waduk Selorejo, East Java (22 species) (Ashari et al 2019), Baluran National Park, East Java (63 species) (Leo et al 2016), green spaces in Malang and Pasuruhan, East Java (67 species) (Leksono et al 2016), Mount Slamet, Central Java (99 species) (Widhiono 2015), Pasirlangu Village, Puncak Cisarua, Bandung, West Java (45 species) (Septianella et al 2015). Suaka Elang (Raptory Santuary) Mount Halimun Salak National Park in West Java (40 species) (Murwitaningsih and Dharma 2014).…”