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Butterfly Fauna of Baghmundi, Purulia, West Bengal, India: a Preliminary Checklist OPEN ACCESS The Journal of Threatened Taxa fs dedfcated to bufldfng evfdence for conservafon globally by publfshfng peer-revfewed arfcles onlfne every month at a reasonably rapfd rate at www.threatenedtaxa.org . All arfcles publfshed fn JoTT are regfstered under Creafve Commons Atrfbufon 4.0 Internafonal Lfcense unless otherwfse menfoned. JoTT allows unrestrfcted use of arfcles fn any medfum, reproducfon, and dfstrfbufon by provfdfng adequate credft to the authors and the source of publfcafon. Journal of Threatened Taxa Bufldfng evfdence for conservafon globally www.threatenedtaxa.org ISSN 0974-7907 (Onlfne) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Prfnt) Short Communfcatfon Butterfly fauna of Baghmundf, Purulfa, West Bengal, Indfa: a prelfmfnary checklfst Suprfya Samanta, Dfpanwfta Das & Sudfpta Mandal 26 May 2017 | Vol. 9| No. 5 | Pp. 10198–10207 10.11609/jot. 2841 .9. 5.10198-10207 For Focus, Scope, Afms, Polfcfes and Gufdelfnes vfsft htp://threatenedtaxa.org/About_JoTT For Arfcle Submfssfon Gufdelfnes vfsft htp://threatenedtaxa.org/Submfssfon_Gufdelfnes For Polfcfes agafnst Scfenffc Mfsconduct vfsft htp://threatenedtaxa.org/JoTT_Polfcy_agafnst_Scfenffc_Mfsconduct For reprfnts contact <[email protected]> Publfsher/Host Partner Threatened Taxa Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 May 2017 | 9(5): 10198–10207 Butterfly fauna of Baghmundi, Purulia, West Bengal, India: a preliminary checklist ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) 1 2 3 Short Communication Short Supriya Samanta , Dipanwita Das & Sudipta Mandal ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) 1,2 J.K. College, Purulia P.O., Purulia District, West Bengal 723101, India OPEN ACCESS 2 Bagnan College, Khalore, Bagnan P.O., Howrah, West Bengal 711303, India 3 Bangabasi College, 19, Rajkumar Chakraborty Sarani, Kolkata, West Bengal 700009, India 1 [email protected], 2 [email protected], 3 [email protected] (corresponding author) Abstract: The butterfly diversity ofBaghmundi, Purulia District (22.600– (Balarampur in the east, Arsha and Jhalda-II in the north, 0 0 0 23.50 N & 85.75 –86.65 E), West Bengal, India was studied from and Jhalda-I in the west) of Purulia District and the state January 2014 to December 2015 with photographic documentation. A total of 54 butterfly species were recorded representing 39 genera in of Jharkhand (in the south). The area forms the lowest six families. Nymphalidae was the most dominant family with 46.3% step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau having undulating of the total species. As this is the first report of butterfly diversity from this region, the present study may help in planning conservation land with scattered hills and dales. The northern and strategies and generate awareness among the local people and eastern portions of the block are covered with dense dry government authorities to save wildlife and their habitats. deciduous forest. Other portions have hard dry lands Keywords: Butterfly diversity, Chota Nagpur Plateau, Indian Wildlife with scattered bushes and jungle. Baghmundi forest (Protection) Act, 1972, Lepidoptera, Purulia. range has a total forest cover of 142.45km2. The forest falls under northern tropical dry deciduous forest and are mostly Coppice Sal Shorea robusta forest mixed with Butterflies are a taxonomically well-studied group miscellaneous species like Palash Butea monosperma, throughout the world (Ghazoul 2002) and are indicator Kusum Schleichera oleosa, Mahua Madhuca longifolia, taxa in terms of habitat quality and anthropogenic Neem Azadirachta indica and Kendu Diospyros disturbance (Kocher & Williams 2000). More than 18,000 melanoxylon (Das 2016). Seventy-four trees, 59 shrubs, butterfly species have been documented worldwide 23 climbers and 27 bamboos are the main reported (Heppner 1998; Martinez et al. 2003; Larsen et al. 2011) floral species found in Purulia Forest Division. including 1,311species reported from India (Varshney & Topographically, the north side of the block is Smetacek 2015). separated by east-west water divider of Ajodhya Purulia District is situated in the western part range from other blocks like Arsha, Balarampur and (22.600–23.500N & 85.750–86.650E) of West Bengal, India Jhalda. River Subarnarekha separates the block from and the Baghmundi block is located within the Purulia the Jharkhand State in the west and ‘Sakha’ River Sadar West subdivision of Purulia District. This Block has separates it from Balarampur block in the east. Purulia a common boundary with as many as four other Blocks is one of the drought prone districts of West Bengal. It DOI: http://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2841.9.5.10198-10207 | ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8EC1E7A6-642D-4CD3-AA94-F3FB8073B0F3 Editor: Sanjay Sondhi, Titli Trust, Uttarakhand, India. Date of publication: 26 May 2017 (online & print) Manuscript details: Ms # 2841 | Received 19 June 2016 | Final received 19 April 2017 | Finally accepted 01 May 2017 Citation: Samanta, S., D. Das & S. Mandal (2017). Butterfly fauna of Baghmundi, Purulia, West Bengal, India: a preliminary checklist. Journal of Threatened Taxa 9(5): 10198–10207; http://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2841.9.5.10198-10207 Copyright: © Samanta et al. 2017. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. JoTT allows unrestricted use of this article in any medium, reproduc- tion and distribution by providing adequate credit to the authors and the source of publication. Funding: Self-funded. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Acknowledgements: The authors are grateful to the Principal, J.K. College, Purulia; Principal, Bangabasi College, Kolkata and Principal, Bagnan College, Howrah for the facilities and support provided to carry out the work. The authors are thankful to the face book groups “Butterflies of India” and “Identify your Butterfly” for rendering help in identifying some of the butterfly photographs. The authorsLOGOs are also grateful to the editors and reviewers. 10198 Butterfly fauna of Baghmundi, West Bengal Samanta et al. has a sub-tropical climate and is characterized by high Materials and Methods evaporation and low precipitation. Its temperature is Selection of study sites very high in summer and low in winter which varies from The present study was conducted at three different 2.8 degrees in winter to 52 degrees in summer. Rainfall study sites (Site 1, 2 and 3) with three different habitat defines the climate of the district. South-west monsoon types located in the Baghmundi block of Purulia District is the principal source of rainfall in the district. Average (22.600–23.500N & 85.750–86.650E), West Bengal, India annual rainfall varies between 1,100mm and 1,500mm (Fig. 1). Name, geographic location, altitude, habitat (Das 2016). The relative humidity is high in the monsoon and vegetation types of the three study sites are season, being 75% to 85%, but in summer it comes presented in Table 1. The selection of study sites were down to 25% to 35%. Due to undulated topography, made based on the range of habitat types and ease of nearly 50% of the rainfall flows away as runoff. The area access for observation of butterfly diversity. Baghmundi is covered by mostly residual soil formed by weathering Village and adjoining areas were selected as Site 1 of bed rocks. (Image 1). It is a rural area with human settlements The biodiversity of the Purulia District has been and mixed vegetation like paddy fields, vegetable and hardly studied till date (Das 2016). There is no recent flower gardens, bushes and scattered trees like Sal published report about the butterfly diversity of the Shorea robusta, Palash Butea monosperma, Mahua Purulia District. Keeping this scenario in mind, the Madhuca longifolia and Neem Azadirachta indica. Site present study was undertaken to evaluate the butterfly 2, the Turga Dam area, is a vast wetland with swamps diversity of Baghmundi block of Purulia District and and bushes (Image 2). Site 3, the Dowry Khal area, has prepare a checklist of butterflies for further scientific rocky undulating hills with moist deciduous forest and a studies. hill stream flowing through it (Image 3). Figure 1. Study sites (S1, S2 and S3) under present investigation from the Baghmundi block of Purulia District, West Bengal, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 May 2017 | 9(5): 10198–10207 10199 Butterfly fauna of Baghmundi, West Bengal Samanta et al. Table 1. Name, geographic location, altitude, habitat and vegetation © Supriya Samanta types of the three study sites. Geographic Altitude Habitat and Vegetation Study Site location (m) type Rural area with human Site 1, Baghmundi 23.1963N & 259.5 settlements and mixed Village 86.0467E vegetation Site 2, Turga Dam 23.1987N & Wetland with swamps 272.7 area 80.0637E and bushes Rocky hill area with Site 3, Dowry Khal 23.1856N & moist deciduous forest 363.1 area 86.1072E and a hill stream flowing through it. Data collection Image 1. Study site S1, Baghmundi Village and adjoining area The butterflies were observed and recorded directly in the field. A combination of direct search technique (Sutherland 1996) and opportunistic sighting methods © Supriya Samanta were applied for the present study which were conducted for two consecutive years (January 2014 to December 2015) to record butterfly diversity and abundance. Observations were made at a frequency of twice a month for each study area (a total of 48 samples from each study site) involving different habitat types. Observations were made between 08.30hr and 15.30hr during periods of good weather (no heavy rain or strong winds). This timing was found ideal based on preliminary observations done during different times of the day in the study sites. Butterflies were photographed using digital cameras (Nikon D5200 and Canon Power shot SX500IS) and identified using Image 2. Study site S2, Turga Dam area suitable keys (Evans 1932; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Haribal 1992; Kunte 2000; Kehimkar 2008). In critical conditions when identification was not possible by the naked eye © Supriya Samanta or could not be photographed, as in the case of cryptic butterflies, they were captured by hand net following Tiple (2012), identified and released in the same habitat from where they were captured with least disturbance.
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