Butterfly PPT Apd Seminar

STUDIES ON THE DIVERSITY AND
ABUNDANCE OF BUTTERFLY
(LEPIDOPTERA: RHOPALOCERA)
FAUNA IN AND AROUND ALIPURDUAR
COLLEGE CAMPUS, ALIPURDUAR,
WEST BENGAL, INDIA
Sanjukta Paul*, Moumita Ray, Rumali Barman, Partha Das,

Alo Das, Subinoy Sarkar and Mrinal Ray
Department of Zoology
Alipurduar College
Alipurduar, West Bengal, India
Email: sanjuktapaul161@gmail.com; mrinal21ray@gmail.com
Introduction
• Butterflies are conspicuous species of Earth’s
biodiversity and taxonomically well studied
groups.
• Important pollinators and food chain
components of an ecosystem.
• Exploration of the butterfly fauna thus
becomes important in identifying and
preserving potential habitats under threat.
• Bioindicators: extremely responsive to any
changes in their environment namely
temperature, humidity, light, and rainfall
patterns (Murphy and Weiss, 1988; Brereton
et al., 2010) and the availability of host plants
for ovipositing and larval development
(Fordyce and Nice, 2003)
• Ecological indicators of urbanization (Dwari et
al., 2017)
• Number of Indian butterflies amount to one
fifth of the world’s butterfly species
• Worldwide there are more than 28,000
species of butterflies, with about 80 percent
found in tropical regions.
• From India, 1501 species of butterflies are
recorded and in West Bengal its number is 452
• Recognized as focal species of conservation in
several areas of the world
• Reduction in the amount and the quality of
natural habitats associated with the urban
development negatively affects the nature of
biodiversity
Objectives
1. To access the richness & diversity of
butterflies fauna in and around
Alipurduar College Campus,
Alipurduar, West Bengal, India.
2. To identify and scrutinized the
species of butterfly which are of
conservation importance.
3. To prepare a checklist of the
butterflies
Materials & Methods
1. STUDY AREA
A. Location:
Alipurduar College
Campus, Alipurduar,
West Bengal, India
(altitude: 93 m above
MSL and 26.5018° N
latitude and 89.5373°
E longitude).
Fig. 1: Alipurduar College Campus and its

surroundings
Fig. Habitats of Butterflies in
Alipurduar college campus
and its surrounding
A. Garden
B. Road (Line Transect)
C. Open Area
A.
B. C.
2. Sampling Techniques & Species
Identification
 Campus and its surroundings were surveyed during
November 2017 to September 2019 by using line
transect and quadrate method.
 Butterflies are identified from photographs with
the help of description given by Marshall and De
Niceville (1890), Evans (1932) and Wynter Blyth
(1957).
 The nomenclature and systematic position were
adopted following Varshney (1983), Gunathilagaraj
et al. (1998) and Kunte et al. (2014).
3. Data Analysis: Data analyses were
performed by PAST software Version 3.02
a.Measurement of diversity (Shanon Diversity
Index)
b.Measurement of species richness (Margalef’s
index )
c. Measurement of evenness (Pielou’s Evenness
Index)
d.Dominance and Simpson Index
Results & Discussion
Papilionidae Pieridae Danaidae Satyridae

Nymphalidae Lycaenidae Hesperiidae Riodinidae
11.97 5.99 1.46 12.66
26.32
22.26
13.28
6.06
Fig.2: Family wise abundance of butterflies

400
Line Transect Garden Unused Lands No. of Individual Found
350 343
300 290
250
200
173
165
156
150 146
140
107
100 96
87
79 76 76 78
7267
66
57
48
50 36 40
30 31 32 29
26
19
13 9 7 3 9
0
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i da r id i da r id l id i da ir id i da
n a en n
l io Pi
e an ty ph
a
ca pe di
pi D Sa es io
a m Ly R
P Ny H
Fig. 3: Sampling area wise distribution of family of butterflies at

different locations of Alipurduar College Campus
Taxa 36
Shanon Diversity 3.56
Index
Margalef’s index 4.87
Pielou’s Evenness 0.99
Index
Dominance 0.97
Simpson Index 0.03
Table 1: Diversity indices of butterflies at Alipurduar College Campus
The Himalyan Five ring (Ypthima sakra) is

Vulnerable species which needs consevation
among the 36 species reported from the sample
area.
Conclusion
• Our study provide the baseline data for the
butterflies of Alipuduar College Campus And
its surrounding areas which will help for
further details work on its distribution,
diversity, abundance and to identify the
potential threats.
• The Campus is rich in butterfly species due
to presence of bushy areas and low
disturbances.
Glimpse of butterflies found in the Campus
and surrounding areas
Thank

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STUDIES ON THE DIVERSITY AND

Sanjukta Paul*, Moumita Ray, Rumali Barman, Partha Das,

Fig. 1: Alipurduar College Campus and its

Papilionidae Pieridae Danaidae Satyridae

11.97 5.99 1.46 12.66

Fig.2: Family wise abundance of butterflies

Fig. 3: Sampling area wise distribution of family of butterflies at

Table 1: Diversity indices of butterflies at Alipurduar College Campus

The Himalyan Five ring (Ypthima sakra) is

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