Preliminary Study Of Butterfly Diversty At Jasdan, Rajkot, India

The butterflies play an important role as the pollinator, carries pollen from one
flower to another. Their larvaeact as the pest, injurious to various crops.
Present study was carried out at Hingolgadh area,Jasdan, Gujaratduring
October 2013 to December 2013to record the speciescomposition of
butterflies. During this study a total of 15 species and 04families were
reported.The reported families Nymphalidae covered 42.85 %,
Papilionidae21.43 %, Danaidae 14.29 % and Pieridae21.43 % biodiversity of
butterflies of the study area. In Nymphalidae included, JunoniaOrithya,
Junoniaalmanac, Bybliailithyia, Hypolimnasbolina, Hypolimnasmisippusand
Cynthia cardui. InPapilionidae included Pachlioptaaristolochiae,
Papiliodemoliusand Papiliopolytes. In Pierinaeincluded Danauschrysip pusand
Danausgenutia. In Pieridae includedCeporanerissa, Catopsiliacrocale
andColotisetrida. Species diversity index (H') was highest (1.12) in case of
family Nymphalidae compared to other.It is suggest that butterfly species
diversitygenerally increase with increase in vegetation and declines with the
increase in disturbance.A detail study is required for further exploration of
butterfly fauna of Jasdan, Rajkot, Saurashtra.