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BUTTERFLIES IN MELGHAT DIST. AMRAVATI [M.S.]

Mr.R.S.Mankar Department of Zoology, shri shivaji college, Akot-444101 Dist-Akola (Received : 27.08.2012; Revised : 03.09.2012; Accepted : 08.09.2012)

Abstract The Melghat forest have thick forest &hilly areas .These thick forest and hilly areas have supported for butterflies and others . The butterflies are essential part of any natural ecosystem as their adults performs pollination. The larval stages are herbivorous and cause economic damage but adult are beneficial as pollinators of several tress and herbaceous flora. They are biological indicators of pollution. The present study was conducted in Melghate visited by butterflies. During the visit some species of butterflies were collected as flower visitors on different species of flowering plants.

Keywords: Biological indicator, butterfly, Flower visitors ,Natural ecosystem , Pollination

Introduction MATERIALS AND METHODS

Lepidoptera are beneficial as pollinators, silk Melghat consist of four protected areas these are producers, indicators of environmental quality and Chikhaldadra wildlife sanctuary, Gagamal National are appreciated for aesthetic value. Butterflies and park, Melghat Tiger Reserve and Wan sanctuary. moths offer good opportunities for studies on During work Wan sanctuary protected area is population and community ecology selected on the basis of their position in vegetation (Pollard,1991).Many species strictly seasonal, and accessibility. preferring only a particular set of habitats in spite of this, butterflies have been generally neglected by Butterflies were collected by means of netting community ecologists and there are very studies within one kilometer diameter at each sampler area available on their community ,structure, population from September2011-August 2012.Each area was dynamics and the eco climatic factors which affect sampled between 8-12 AM per visit at interval of them. Butterflies, widely appreciated for their 2or3 days throughout the study period. Butterflies aesthetic value are important as ecological were caught using an aerial net, then transferred to indicators (Chakravarthy et al., 1997) and flagship killing jar, using a liquid fumigant or killing taxa in biodiversity inventories (Lawton et al agent(ethyl acetate) that produced a toxic 1998). atmosphere that butterfly cannot breath. The captured butterflies were brought to the laboratory Butterflies are among the most easily recognizable and their wings were spread on the spreading of all . They are instantly familiar and also board, further these butterflies were stored in universally popular. Their wings, unlike those of box by pining them. Later the dried specimens most other insects, are colorful, opaque and are of were kept in an insect box for further reference. characteristic shape. The development of color the Butterflies were identified on standard monographs range, diversity, brilliance and kaleidoscopic of(Wynter-Blyth,1957),(Kunte 1996,1997 assortment of patterns exhibited by butterflies is and2000). unrivalled anywhere in the `s kingdom, except possibly by the birds. Butterflies have been RESULTS AND DISCUSSION studies systematically since the early 18th century. During study butterflies were categorized in to five The present studies were started with a view to groups based on their occurrence during the period examine the butterfly population across different of study. Accordingly, those species observed 80- habitats. With quantitative data on butterfly 100% of survey days were categorized as very populations gathered from a verity of habitats. common (VC),60-80% as common (C),40-60% as occasional (O),20-40% as rare (R),And below 20% as vary rare (VR).

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Stat S. No. Common Name Scientific name us FAMILY:- PAPILIONIDAE sub- family: papilioninae 1 Common Mormon Papilio polytes Cr. C Papilio demoleus L. 2 Lime Butterfly VR 3 Common Rose Pachliopta arstolochiae F. NR 4 Crimson Rose Pachliopta hactor L. R 5 Malabar Rose Pachliopta pandiyan Moore VR 6 Tailed Jay Graphium Agamemnon L. NR 7 Common Jay Graphium doson Fd. VR 8 Spot Sword tail Graphium nomius Esp. VC 9 Common Bluebottle Graphium sarpedon L. VR FAMILY:- PIERIDAE sub- family: pierinae 10 Common Jezebel Delis eucharis Dry. C 11 Common Gull Cepora nerissa F. NR 12 Pionneer Anaphaeis aurota F. VC 13 Common Albatross Appis albino darada Fd. VR 14 Great Orange Tip Hebomoea glaucippe L. R 15 White Orange Tip Ixias Marianne Cr. NR 16 Yellow Orange Tip Ixias pyrene L. NR 18 Small Orang Tip Calotis etrida Hub. VR 19 Common Wanderer Pareronia valeria Cra. R sub- family: colladinae 20 Lemon Emigrant Catopsilia crocale Pomona F. R 21 Mottled Emigrant Catopsilia pyranthe L. VC 22 African Emigrant Catopsilia pyranthe florella F. C 23 Small Grass Yellow Eurema brigitta rubella wallace VC 24 Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe L. VC 25 Spotless Grass Yellow Eurema laeta Bdv. C 26 Threespot Grass Yellow Eurema blanda silhetana Wallace NR FAMILY:- DANAIDAE sub- family: danaidnae 27 Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus L. VC 28 Striped tiger Danaus genutia Cr. C. 29 Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace C 30 Dark Bule Tiger Tirumala Septentrionis R Glassy Tiger 31 Parantica aglea VR sub- family: Euploeinae 32 Common Indian crow Euploea core Cr. VC FAMILY:- SATYRIDAE sub- family: satyrinae 33 Comm.Evining Brown Melanitis phedima stoll. NR 34 Comm.Bushbrown Mycalesis perseus F. VC 35 Darkband Bushbrown Mycalesis mineus L.ita VR 36 Tamil Bush Brown Mycalesis visala sub M R 37 Comm.Tree Brown Lethe rohria F. C 38 Bamboo Tree Brown Lethe europa F. C 39 Banded Tree Brown Lethe confuse Aurivill VR 40 Comm.Three Ring Ypthma asterope mahratta M C 41 Comm. Four Ring Ypthima ceyonica huebneri Kirby VR FAMILY:- NYMPHALIDAE sub- family: biblidinae 42 Joker Byblia ilithyia Dry. NR 43 Comm.Castor Ariadne merione Cr. LC

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44 Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne L. R sub- family:Agrynninae 45 Comm.Leopard Phalanta phalantha Dry. VC sub- family: Nymphalinae 46 Painted Lady Cynthia cardui L. C 47 Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias L VC 48 Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta F. C 49 Blue Pansy Junonia orithya L. VC 50 Grey Pansy Junonia atlited L. R 51 Peacock Pansy Junonia almanac L. LC 52 Chocolate Pansy Precis iphita Cr. VC 53 Danaid Eggfly Hypolamnas misippus L. V 54 Great Eggfly Hyplolamnas bolina L. VC sub- family: Limenitidinae 55 Baronet Euthalia nais Forst C 56 Baron Euthalia aconthea Cr. LC 57 Commander Moduza procris procris Cr. NR 58 Comm.Sailer Neptis hylas varmona L. VC 59 Comm. Sergeant Parathyma perius Linn VR 60 Staff Sergeant Athyma selenophora koll VR sub- family: Charaxinae 61 Comm.Nawab Polyura athamas Dry VR 62 Black Rajah Charaxes fabius F. R sub- family: Acraeinae 63 Tawny Coster Acraea violae F. VC FAMILY:- sub- family: Polyommatinae 64 Plum Judy Abisara echerius Stoll. C FAMILY:- LYCAENIDAE sub- family: Polyommatinae 65 Tiny Grass Blue Zizula hylax F. C 66 Grass Jewel Freyeria trochylus Freyer C 67 Lesser Grass Blue Zizinia otis F. R 68 Dark Grass Blue Zizieeria Karsandra M. R 69 Pale Grass Bule Pseudozizeeria maha Koll VR 70 African Babul Bule Azanus Jesous (Guerin) R 71 Comm.Hedge Blue Calastrina puspa Moore R 72 Gram Blue Euchrysops cnejus F. VC 73 Pea Blue Lampides boeticus Linn NR 74 Lime blue Chilades laius Cr. R 75 Plains Cupid Childes pandava VC 76 Small cupid Childes parrhasius C 77 Comm.Caerulean Jamides ceieno Cr. R 78 Zebra Blue Leptotes plinius Fab. VC 79 Rounded Pierrot nara Kollar DSF VC 80 Dark Pierrot DeN R 81 Forget-me-not Catochrysops Strabo NR R 82 Comm.Lineblue Prosotas nora C & R Felder sub- family: Aphnaeinae 83 Comm. Silverline Spindasis vulcanus F. R sub- family: Theclinae 84 Slate Flash Rapala manera Hewitson NR 85 Indian Red Flash Rapala Jarbus Fab. R 86 Western Centaur Oakblue Nilasera pseudocentaurus VR 87 Large Oak Blue Arhopala amantes Hew NR FAMILY:- HESPERIIDAE sub- family: Coeliadinae

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88 Brown Awl Badamia exclamationis F. NR 89 Comm. Banded Awl Hasora chromus Car LC sub- family: Pyrginae 90 Spotted small Flat Sarangesa purendra M. C 91 Comm.Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus leucocera Koll. NR 93 Indian Spialia galba F. VR 94 Tricolor Pied Flat Pseudocoladenia indrani Moor R 95 Golden Angle Odontoptilum ransonnetti C &R Felder C sub- family: Hesperiinae 96 Chestnut Bob Lambrix salsala.M R 97 Vindhyan Bob Arnetta Vindhiana Moore VR 98 Bush Hopper Ampitita dioscorides Fab. R 99 Rice Swift Borbo cinnara Wallace VC 100 Grass Demon Udaspes Folus Cr. C 101 Common Dartlet Oriens gola Moore VR 102 Small Branded Swift Pelopidas mathias mathias NR

VC-Very Common ,C-Common, VR-vary rare ,R-rare, NR-Not rare ,LC-Locally Common

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