National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
A study on butterfly diversity was carried out in East and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Eight sites were selected, four in each district and survey was carried out, reporting 40 species of butterflies of five families. It was observed from the recorded 40 species, majority of species were from Nymphalidae family (17) followed by Pieridae (11), Papilionidae (6) and less number of species were recorded in both Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae with three species each. Among the species of butterflies observed in study area 17 species were common, 14 species were occasional and 9 were rare species. The study area is rich in butterfly diversity and further research could be conducted to obtain more details and documentation of butterfly diversity for appraising a comprehensive conservation strategy.
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