International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Evaluation of Butterfly fauna of Ammadam, Thrissur, Kerala
Abstract
The present investigation was carried out to study butterfly diversity in Ammadam, Thrissur, Kerala, for the period of January 2014 to December 2017. Ammadam village is an agrarian village with abundant Kole wetlands and fertile land suitable for agriculture. Results showed that 69 species of butterflies representing 5 major families were recorded. Nymphalidae was found to be most dominant group with 30 species followed by Lycaenidae 11, Papilionidae 11, Hesperidae with 10 and Pieridae 7 species. Butterflies were more common from the months of September due to high flow of nectar. Rare species like Papilio clytia, Pachilopta hector were sighted during the study period. The present study is first of its kind of the village and it provides baseline data on butterfly diversity.
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