Butterfly Survey Data For The Study Area (May – December 2002)
|
Family/Species |
Common Name |
Status* |
Abandoned Cultivation |
Grassland/ Low Shrub |
Tall Shrub |
Woodland |
Cultivation |
Mangrove |
Total |
|
AMATHUSIIDAE |
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Faunis eumis |
Common Faun |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
DANAIDAE |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Danaus genutia |
Dark Veined Tiger |
VC |
1 |
8 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
|
Euploea core |
Common Indian Crow |
VC |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
|
Euploea midamus |
Blue Spotted Crow |
VC |
4 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Ideopsis similis |
Blue Glassy Tiger |
VC |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
13 |
|
Parantica aglea |
Glassy Tiger |
C |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
HESPERIIDAE |
|
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|
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Ampittia dioscorides |
Bush Hopper |
U |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
Matapa aria |
Common Red Eye |
U |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Pelopidas conjunctus |
Conjoined Swift |
U |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Suastus gremius |
Indian Palm Bob |
U |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
LYCAENIDAE |
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|
|
|
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|
Actyolepsis puspa |
Common Hedge Blue |
C |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
|
Chiladius lajus |
Lime Blue |
VC |
4 |
17 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
|
Euchrysops cnejus |
Gram Blue Cupid |
C |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Heliophorus epicles |
Purple Saphire |
VC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Lampides boeticus |
Long-tailed Pea Blue |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
Pseudozizeeria maha |
Pale Grass Blue |
C |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
NYMPHALIDAE |
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|
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|
|
|
Argyreus hyperbius |
Hong Kong Fritillary |
VC |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
Ariadne ariadne |
Angled Castor |
C |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Athyma perius |
Common Sergeant |
C |
0 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
|
Cupha erymanthus |
Rustic |
VC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Euthalia phemius |
White-edged Blue Baron |
U |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Hypolimnas bolina |
Great Eggfly |
C |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
|
Junonia almana |
Peacock Pansy |
C |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Junonia hierta |
Yellow Pansy |
U |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Kaniska canace |
Blue Admiral |
C |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Neptis hylas |
Common Sailor |
VC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Pantoporia hordonia |
Common Lascar |
C |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Parasarpa dudu |
White Commodore |
U |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
PAPILONIDAE |
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
Graphium sarpendon |
Blue Triangle |
VC |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
Lamproptera curius |
White Dragontail |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Papila demoleous |
Lime Butterfly |
C |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Papilo memnon |
Great Mormon |
VC |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Papilo paris |
Paris Peacock |
VC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
Papilo polytes |
Common Mormon |
VC |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Papilo protenor |
Dark Mormon |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Troides helena |
Common Birdwing |
U |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
PIERIDAE |
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|
Delias pasithoe |
Common Black Jezebel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Eurema hecabe |
Common Grass Yellow |
VC |
9 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
24 |
|
Ixias pyrene |
Yellow Orange Tip |
U |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Pieris canidia |
Cabbage White |
C |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
17 |
|
RIONIDAE |
|
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|
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|
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|
|
Abisara echerius |
Plum Judy |
VC |
5 |
10 |
12 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
32 |
|
Zemeros flegyas |
Punchinello |
C |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
SATYRIDAE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Lethe confusa |
Common White-banded Brown |
C |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
Mycalesis mineus |
Dark Brand Bush Brown |
VC |
3 |
23 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
Ypthima lisandra |
Straight Six Ring |
VC |
1 |
4 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
|
Ypthima baldus |
Common Ring Five |
C |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
Abundance |
46 |
107 |
86 |
43 |
26 |
9 |
316 |
|
|
|
Richness |
18 |
18 |
23 |
20 |
15 |
7 |
- |
Source: BMT (2002)