<b>Butterfly fauna of Baghmundi, Purulia, West Bengal, India: a preliminary checklist</b>

Abstract

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A preliminary assessment of butterfly diversity from Mekhliganj town, Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India

“…Thirty-three species out of a total 55 species of butterflies recorded during this study were also reported in those studies (Das et al 2020;Roy et al 2022). Whereas, 22 species were observed for the first time from Cooch Behar District, which were not recorded by previous authors (Das et al 2020;Roy et al 2022) Moreover, the number of species recorded in this study is consistent with other studies regarding butterfly diversity in various locations of West Bengal with similar landscape patterns (Ghosh & Siddique 2005;Mukherjee et al 2015;Ghosh & Saha 2016;Mandal 2016;Mukherjee et al 2016;Dey et al 2017;Samanta et al 2017;Das 2018;Pahari et al 2018;Mahata et al 2020;Mukherjee & Mondal 2020). The number of species recorded from the two study sites differed slightly maybe because TA was topographically more diverse than RB and also maybe TA was more suitable to support the host plants of the recorded butterfly species.…”

“…Other butterflies were carefully identified through photographs. Standard guides of entomological specialists, published literatures (Samanta et al 2017;Mukherjee & Mondal 2020), field guide books (Smetacek 2017) and some websites (Know your insects 2022; Butterflies of India 2022) were used to confirm the identification of the butterfly species. Data analysis & all the diversity indices like Shannon Weiner index, Margalef index, and evenness index were calculated using PAST software version 4.10.…”

“…There are over 18,000 species of butterflies worldwide, out of which around 1,300 butterfly species are found in India (Samanta et al 2017;Smetacek 2017). The northern region of West Bengal, which includes the districts of Cooch-Behar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Dakshin Dinajpur, Uttar Dinajpur, Alipurduar, Malda, and Kalimpong is well-known for its diverse fauna and flora (Pal 2017).…”

A checklist of butterfly fauna of Bankura Town, West Bengal, India

“…Butterflies were identified based on physical features with the help of field guides and reference books viz. (Kehimkar 2016;Shihan 2016;Kasambe 2018) and previously published works (viz., Sondhi et al 2013;Chowdhury 2014;Mandal 2016;Samanta et al 2017) and website on Indian butterflies (ifoundbuterfies.org). Surveys were conducted in all possible types of butterfly habitats mentioned in the study area.…”

“…In recent times several authors have reported on the diversity of butterfly population in different ecosystems under many districts of West Bengal (Chowdhury 2014;Mandal 2016;Samanta et al 2017). No comprehensive report on butterfly diversity from any part of Bankura District, however, has been reported to date.…”