The butterfly community of an urban wetland system - a case study of Oussudu Bird Sanctuary, Puducherry, India

Murugesan, M.; Arun, P.R.; Prusty, B. Anjan Kumar

doi:10.11609/jott.o3056.4672-8

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“…Previous studies have also reported Nymphalidae to have the highest species richness (Kunte, 1997; Prajapati et al., 2000; Shrestha et al., 2018; Tamang, Joshi, et al., 2019). Moreover, similar findings have also been reported in other wetlands in India, such as at Oussudu Lake (Murugesan et al., 2013) and the Kole Wetlands (Sarath et al., 2017). The rich biodiversity of butterfly fauna in Rupa Wetland is likely due to the moist climate due to high rainfall, abundant flowering plants which provides favorable habitat for the butterflies, and the moderate habitat disturbances creating microhabitats and ecological niches for harboring different species, all of which enhance diversity.…”

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Butterfly species diversity and their floral preferences in the Rupa Wetland of Nepal

Subedi

Stewart

Neupane

et al. 2021

Ecology and Evolution

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Floral attributes often influence the foraging choices of nectar‐feeding butterflies, given the close association between plants and these butterfly pollinators. The diversity of butterflies is known to a large extent in Nepal, but little information is available on the feeding habits of butterflies. This study was conducted along the periphery of Rupa Wetland from January to December 2019 to assess butterfly species diversity and to identify the factors influencing their foraging choices. In total, we recorded 1535 individuals of 138 species representing all six families. For our examination of butterfly–nectar plant interactions, we recorded a total of 298 individuals belonging to 31 species of butterfly visiting a total of 28 nectar plant species. Overall, total butterfly visitation was found to be significantly influenced by plant category (herbaceous preferred over woody), floral color (yellow white and purple preferred over pink), and corolla type (tubular preferred over nontubular). Moreover, there was a significant positive correlation between the proboscis length of butterflies and the corolla tube length of flowers. Examining each butterfly family separately revealed that, for four of the families (Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, and Pieridae), none of the tested factors (flower color, plant category, and corolla type) were shown to significantly influence butterfly abundance at flowers. However, Hesperidae abundance was found to be significantly influenced by both flower color (with more butterflies observed at yellow flowers than purple) and flower type (with more butterflies observed at tubular flowers than nontubular flowers). Our results reveal that Rupa Lake is a suitable habitat for butterflies, providing valuable floral resources. Hence, further detailed studies encompassing all seasons, a greater variety of plants, and other influential factors in different ecological regions are fundamental for creating favorable environments to sustain important butterfly pollinators and help create balanced wetland ecosystems.

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Butterfly species diversity and their floral preferences in the Rupa Wetland of Nepal

Subedi

Stewart

Neupane

et al. 2021

Ecology and Evolution

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“…Nymphalidae is the dominant genera (16 genera, 34.78%) followed by Pieridae (12 genera, 26.08%), Lycaenidae (10 genera, 21.74%), Papilionidae (4 genera, 8.70%) and Hesperiidae (4 genera, 8.70%) as presented in Table 2. A similar pattern of predominance of Nymphalidae was also reported by different researchers. These results are similar to that found by Tiple (2012) and Murugesan et al (2013) at the biosphere reserve of Seshachelam hills which were a total 50 species of butterflies in five families (Guptha et al, 2012). Ramesh et al (2010) reported 55 species of butterflies inhabiting the Department of Atomic Energy, at Kalpakkam campus.…”

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“…A total of 66 species of butterflies belonging to 47 genera and five families were recorded in Tropical Forest Research Institute, Madhya Pradesh (Tiple, 2012). Murugesan et al (2013) observed total of 63 butterfly species belonging to 47 genera under the five families in Oussudu bird sanctuary, Puducherry. Shamsudeen and Mathew (2010) found 73 butterfly species in Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary.…”

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“…Nymphalidae was the dominant species and the relative abundance recorded was 36.3% (Ramesh et al, 2010). The least number of butterfly species were recorded in the family Papilionidae (14%) and Hesperiidae (14%) with nine species each (Murugesan et al, 2013). Eight species of butterflies are listed as endangered in Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.…”

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confidence: 99%

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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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“…2), as it is the largest family of butterflies. One of the reasons for its dominance might be the availability of their larval food plants which was also reviewed by Murugesan et al (2013). A similar pattern of dominance was observed by different authors (Kunte 1997, Kunte et al 1999Arun 2000;Devi & Devidar 2001;Eswaran & Pramod 2005;Kumar et al 2007;Dolia et al 2008;Krishnakumar et al 2008;Ramesh et al 2010;Gogoi 2012;Murugesan et al 2013).…”

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The butterfly (Insecta: Lepidoptera) diversity of four sacred groves of Goa, India

Gaude

Janarthanam

2015

J. Threat. Taxa

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The butterfly community of an urban wetland system - a case study of Oussudu Bird Sanctuary, Puducherry, India

Cited by 16 publications

References 6 publications

Butterfly species diversity and their floral preferences in the Rupa Wetland of Nepal

Butterfly species diversity and their floral preferences in the Rupa Wetland of Nepal

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

The butterfly (Insecta: Lepidoptera) diversity of four sacred groves of Goa, India

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