TY  - JOUR
T1  - Study of Butterfly Diversity in Chilkigarh, West Bengal (India)
A1  - Sourav Karan
A1  - Rakesh Acharya
A1  - Koushik Sen
A1  - Sanjib Kumar Das
JF  - Entomology and Applied Science Letters
JO  - Entomol Appl Sci Lett
SN  - 2349-2864
Y1  - 2023
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
DO  - 10.51847/DczmEKgc9h
SP  - 26
EP  - 34
N2  - An attempt has been made to understand the butterfly community of Chilkigarh, a village with heritage site and one of the famous tourist destinations in Jhargram subdivision, West Bengal, India. These winged jewels were studied adopting conventional sampling techniques followed by measurement of different diversity indices. A total of 59 species belonging to 6 families and 14 subfamilies have been documented between December 2021 and November 2022, with a good number of species to genus ratio (1.31:1). Among 59, 11 are protected under different schedules of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Nymphalids with the highest percentage (42.3%) secured the dominant status among the families. Relative abundance study reveals 10 species with subdominant status but no one with dominant status. Analysis of different diversity indices indicates that Chilkigarh carries rich butterfly fauna. Information from this preliminary study may provide a direction for future investigations, such as the identification of new species, host plants, nectar plants, and seasonal fluctuations over time.
UR  - https://easletters.com/article/study-of-butterfly-diversity-in-chilkigarh-west-bengal-india-dyabqeqcljibn93
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