DIVERSITY OF BUTTERFLIES (LEPIDOPTERA: RHOPALOCERA) IN TIRUVALLUR DISTRICT, TAMILNADU, INDIA

The diversity of butterflies in Tiruvallur district, which constitutes of 9 taluks has been studied. A total of 63 genera and 97 species belonging to 5 families were recorded. Out of these, individuals of the family Nymphalidae were dominant with 31 species under 19 genus, followed by the family Hesperiidae with 25 species under 18 genus, family Pieridae with 20 species under 12 genus, family Lycaenidae with 14 species under 11 genus and family Papilionidae with 7 species under 3 genus.

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