Butterflies of Athgarh Forest Division, Odisha, Eastern India, with notes on some significant records

Arajush Payra; Suraj K. Dash; Udit P. Das; Himanshu S. Palei; Arun  K. Mishra

doi:10.14258/abs.v5.i3.6593

Acta Biologica Sibirica (Oct 2019)

Butterflies of Athgarh Forest Division, Odisha, Eastern India, with notes on some significant records

Arajush Payra,
Suraj K. Dash,
Udit P. Das,
Himanshu S. Palei,
Arun K. Mishra

Affiliations

Arajush Payra: Department of Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation, North Orissa University, Odisha, India
Suraj K. Dash: Department of Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation, North Orissa University, Odisha, India
Udit P. Das: Department of Zoology, North Orissa University, Odisha, India
Himanshu S. Palei: Aranya Foundation, 625/12, Mars Villa, Panchasakha Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Arun K. Mishra: Divisional Forest Office, Athagarh Forest Division, Cuttack, Odisha, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14258/abs.v5.i3.6593
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 3
pp. 188 – 198

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The present paper deals with first annotated list of butterflies from Athgarh Forest Division, Odisha, India. 136 species belongs to six families were recorded during January 2015 to September 2015. Notes on some of the significant record of butterflies for the region, were provided along with their distribution. Among the recorded 136 species of butterflies, 14 species are legally protected under Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Published in Acta Biologica Sibirica

ISSN: 2412-1908 (Online)
Publisher: Altai State University
Country of publisher: Russian Federation
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: http://journal.asu.ru/biol/index

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