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Studies on Butterfly Diversity (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) from Punjab Agricultural University Campus, Ludhiana, Punjab, India


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1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana – 141004, Punjab, India
3 High Altitude Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Saproon, Solan - 173 211, Himachal Pradesh, India
 

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Thirty-three species referable to twenty-four genera belonging to five families, namely, Hesperiidae (1), Lycaenidae (6), Nymphalidae (14), Papilionidae (3) and Pieridae (9) from different localities of University campus were collected and identified. The details on their synonymy, material examined, and host distribution along with plants are provided. The photographs of the adults are also given.

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Butterfly, Diversity, Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea.
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Authors

P. C. Pathania
Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal, India
H. K. Mangat
Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana – 141004, Punjab, India
A. K. Sidhu
High Altitude Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Saproon, Solan - 173 211, Himachal Pradesh, India

Abstract


Thirty-three species referable to twenty-four genera belonging to five families, namely, Hesperiidae (1), Lycaenidae (6), Nymphalidae (14), Papilionidae (3) and Pieridae (9) from different localities of University campus were collected and identified. The details on their synonymy, material examined, and host distribution along with plants are provided. The photographs of the adults are also given.

Keywords


Butterfly, Diversity, Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv118%2Fi1%2F2018%2F121626