Observations on Butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh, India

Subrat Kumar Behera

doi:10.36808/if/2016/v142i3/90960

Observations on Butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh, India

Authors

Subrat Kumar Behera Wildlife Trust of India, F-13, Sector-8, Noida, Uttar Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2016/v142i3/90960

Keywords:

Butterfly, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Terai, Uttar Pradesh.

Abstract

Eighty-five species of butterflies were recorded from Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in the Terai region of Uttar Pradesh between November 2010 and May 2012. This study adds 46 species to the known fauna of the Tiger Reserve, bringing the total number of butterfly species recorded from the reserve to 99 species.

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