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VOL. 10, ISSUE 9 (2025)
Preliminary study on butterfly diversity in Jamdoba village of Chhatna block, Bankura district and its adjoining areas in Purulia district, West Bengal
Authors
Dr. Mousumi Das, Srija Gan, Madhurima Sen, Sneha Jha, Avishikta Ghosh
Abstract
Butterflies are ecological indicators that provide multiple ecosystem
services. The current study was conducted to assess the diversity and abundance
of butterfly community of Jamdoba village of Chhatna Block, Bankura district
and four other adjoining selected study sites situated in Purulia district,
West Bengal. A total of 56 butterfly species belonging to five different
families were recorded from the study site. Percentage composition revealed
that the number of butterflies belong to Nymphalidae family were found maximum
(45.18%) followed by the family Lycaenidae (41.96%), Papilionidae (7.14%),
Pieridae (4.46%), Hesperiidae (1.25%). Based on the sightings of butterflies at
the study site, it was found that 76.96% of the total counted butterflies
belonged to very common category, followed by 14.46% to common category, 6.43%
to fairly common category and 2.14% to uncommon category. Among the documented
butterfly species, six were found to be protected under various schedules of
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Values of diversity indices such as Shannon
diversity index (H'=3.50) signified the high species richness, Pielou’s
evenness index (j=0.87) illustrated the evenly distributed nature of the
butterfly community while, Simpson's index of diversity (D=0.96) depicted the
persistence of high species abundance in the sampled butterfly community. Among
the five recorded families, the values of H' and D was found higher in the
family Nymphalidae which illustrates this family dominates the study area. High
species richness and abundance of the butterfly community in the study sites
might be due to presence of different varieties herbs, shrubs and trees.
Further studies are needed in the nearby regions of badland terrain. The
present preliminary survey-based information will be beneficial for future
studies which ultimately provide an insight for adopting necessary conservation
strategies to restore this laterite terrain habitat.
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Dr. Mousumi Das, Srija Gan, Madhurima Sen, Sneha Jha, Avishikta Ghosh "Preliminary study on butterfly diversity in Jamdoba village of Chhatna block, Bankura district and its adjoining areas in Purulia district, West Bengal". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 10, Issue 9, 2025, Pages 1-7
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