Studies on butterfly diversity in forest habitats of Warangal district, Telangana, India

ABSTRACT Butterflies are winged insects. They are one of the most interesting insect groups for research. They are important natural resources and provide economics and ecological benefits. They are good environmental indicators and pollinator of plants. They are found in agro ecosystem etc. And they are cosmopolitan. The objective of the present study focused on the assessment of the diversity and conservation priorities in the study area it is afferent species were collected by a total of 20species of butterflies under 4 families, were recorded during the winter season (November, 2015 to February, 2016) from Madagudem, Gangaram and Kodishalamitta forest habitats of Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary, Warangal. Nymphalidae was recorded as the most dominant family with (9) species followed by Pieridae (5), Papilionidae (4), Lycaenidae (2). out of 20 species. Keywords: butterfly diversity, forest habitats, Pakhal wildlife sanctuary REFERENCES Aiswarya V.Nair- (2014) Studies on the diversity and abundance of butterfly fauna in and around sarojini naidu college campus, Kolkata,West Bengal,India. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies: 2(4); 129-134. EvansWH.The identification of Indian butterflies.Bombay Natural History Socity, Bombay, 1932. KhehimkarI.The book of Indian butterflies.Bombay Natural History Socity and Oxford University Press,Mumbai,2008 Gadgil (2000) India – A list space: Butterflies of peninsular India, university press, Hyderabad. Kunte (1997) Seasonal patterns in butterfly abundance and species diversity in four tropical habitats in Northern Ghats. J. of Biosciences 22: 593-603. Subba Reddy (1985) Butterflies of Visakapatnam, their seasonality and relative advance. Special Issue pp.1-2. A.P., Natural History Society. Sateesh Pujari and Estari Mamidala (2015). Anti-diabetic activity of Physagulin-F isolated from Physalis angulata fruits. The Ame J Sci & Med Res, 2015,1(1):53-60 ThulasiRao (2007). A checklist of butterflies of NagarjunaSagar, Srisailam Tiger Reserve. A.P., 19912): 1713-1715. Thakur and S.Bhardwaj(2012)- Study on diversity and host plants of butterflies in lower shiwalik hills, Himachal Pradesh Wynter-Blyth MA.Butterflies of the Indian Region.Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai,1957,523p