Table. 1.

Relative abundance of butterfly species in three sites in Purulia, India

Common name Scientific name Family Leprosy Mission Ajodhya Garh Panchakot
Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus 1758) Nymphalidae 5.35 ± 0.62 4.88 ± 0.64 3.96 ± 0.76
Striped Tiger Danaus genutia (Cramer 1779) Nymphalidae 3.29 ± 0.49 2.77 ± 0.29 0
Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace (Cramer 1775) Nymphalidae 3.06 ± 0.65 2.08 ± 0.35 0
Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias (Linnaeus 1758) Nymphalidae 4.70 ± 0.35 1.69 ± 0.38 0
Grey Pansy Junonia atlites (Linnaeus 1763) Nymphalidae 1.64 ± 0.28 2.61 ± 0.20 2.93 ± 0.27
Peacock Pansy Junonia almanac (Linnaeus 1758) Nymphalidae 3.78 ± 0.30 2.15 ± 0.37 2.85 ± 0.21
Blue Pansy Junonia orithya (Linnaeus 1758) Nymphalidae 0 0.75 ± 0.22 0
Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita (Cramer 1779) Nymphalidae 3.11 ± 0.37 2.15 ± 0.23 2.96 ± 0.29
Palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra (Linnaeus 1763) Nymphalidae 0.98 ± 0.28 0.65 ± 0.15 0
Common Crow Euploea core (Cramer 1780) Nymphalidae 4.06 ± 0.38 3.69 ± 0.33 4.05 ± 0.38
Brown King Crow Euploea klugii (Moore 1858) Nymphalidae 0.24 ± 0.11 0 0
Common Four Ring Ypthima huebneri (Kirby 1871) Nymphalidae 6.90 ± 0.41 2.06 ± 0.23 0
Tawny Coaster Acraea terpsicore (Fabricius 1793) Nymphalidae 1.88 ± 0.24 0.81 ± 0.17 2.08 ± 0.22
Common Leopard Phalanta phalantha (Drury 1773) Nymphalidae 2.68 ± 0.33 0.91 ± 0.24 1.51 ± 0.35
Common Lascar Pantoporia hordonia (Stoll 1790) Nymphalidae 0 1.16 ± 0.29 0
Common Bushbrown Mycalesis perseus (Fabricius 1775) Nymphalidae 2.84 ± 0.58 1.67 ± 0.34 1.44 ± 0.25
Common Evening brown Melanitis leda (Linnaeus 1758) Nymphalidae 1.42 ± 0.45 2.43 ± 0.28 2.09 ± 0.35
Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne (Linnaeus 1763) Nymphalidae 0.65 ± 0.15 0 0.83 ± 0.22
Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus 1758) Nymphalidae 4.41 ± 0.52 3.94 ± 0.46 3.31 ± 0.31
Common Sailer Neptis hylas (Linnaeus 1758) Nymphalidae 2.36 ± 0.24 3.60 ± 0.90 1.97 ± 0.30
Bamboo Treebrown Lethe europa (Fabricius 1775) Nymphalidae 0 0 0.98 ± 0.23
Double Branded Crow Euploea sylvester (Fabricius 1793) Nymphalidae 0 0 0.56 ± 0.19
Plain Tawny Rajah Charaxes psaphon (Westwood 1847) Nymphalidae 0 1.05 ± 0.20 0.77 ± 0.17
Variable Tawny Rajah Charaxes bernardus (C. & R. Felder 1867) Nymphalidae 0 0 0.18 ± 0.07
Indian Nawab Charaxes bharata (C. & R. Felder 1867) Nymphalidae 0 1.25 ± 0.25 0.84 ± 0.26
Commander Moduza procris (Cramer 1777) Nymphalidae 0 1.43 ± 0.30 0.73 ± 0.20
Baronet Symphaedra nais (Forster 1771) Nymphalidae 0 0.29 ± 0.10 2.95 ± 0.37
Chestnut Streaked Sailer Neptis jumbah (Moore 1858) Nymphalidae 0 0 0.30 ± 0.09
Common Emigrant Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius 1775) Pieridae 4.83 ± 0.43 4.40 ± 0.78 3.21 ± 0.30
Mottled Emigrant Catopsilia pyranthe (Linnaeus 1758) Pieridae 2.88 ± 0.25 2.95 ± 0.55 2.86 ± 0.65
Pioneer Belenois aurota (Fabricius 1793) Pieridae 0.70 ± 0.20 0 0
Common Gull Cepora nerissa (Fabricius 1775) Pieridae 1.49 ± 0.38 2.89 ± 0.26 2.55 ± 0.27
Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe (Linnaeus 1758) Pieridae 2.89 ± 0.34 6.31 ± 0.42 2.26 ± 0.20
Indian Wanderer Pareronia hippia (Fabricius 1787) Pieridae 1.23 ± 0.23 1.00 ± 0.24 0
Psyche Leptosia nina (Fabricius 1793) Pieridae 2.43 ± 0.30 1.73 ± 0.20 1.64 ± 0.26
Yellow Orange Tip Ixias pyrene (Linnaeus 1764) Pieridae 0 0 4.30 ± 0.27
White Orange Tip Ixias marianne (Cramer 1779) Pieridae 0 0 2.68 ± 0.30
One Spot Grass Yellow Eurema andersonii (Moore 1886) Pieridae 0 3.60 ± 0.61 0
Three Spot Grass Yellow Eurema blanda (Boisduval 1836) Pieridae 0 0 0.14 ± 0.07
Small Grass Yellow Eurema brigitta (Stoll 1780) Pieridae 0.17 ± 0.09 0.22 ± 0.07 0
Common Jezebel Delias eucharis (Drury 1773) Pieridae 0 1.82 ± 0.36 2.55 ± 0.26
Common Mormon Papilio polytes (Linnaeus 1758) Papilionidae 2.77 ± 0.29 3.17 ± 0.27 2.41 ± 0.22
Lime Butterfly Papilio demoleus (Linnaeus 1758) Papilionidae 3.12 ± 0.20 2.28 ± 0.23 1.08 ± 0.16
Common Jay Graphium doson (C. & R. Felder 1864) Papilionidae 0.59 ± 0.14 1.75 ± 0.24 0
Tailed Jay Graphium agamemnon (Linnaeus 1758) Papilionidae 0.90 ± 0.29 0 0
Common Rose Pachliopta aristolochiae (Fabricius 1775) Papilionidae 1.63 ± 0.24 0 0
Blue Mormon Papilio polymnestor (Cramer 1775) Papilionidae 0 0.65 ± 0.15 0.96 ± 0.20
Common Mime Papilio clytia (Linnaeus 1758) Papilionidae 0 1.02 ± 0.15 0
Five Bar Sowrdtail Graphium antiphates (Cramer 1775) Papilionidae 0 0.27 ± 0.10 0
Plains Cupid Chilades pandava (Horsfield 1829) Lycaenidae 1.73 ± 0.30 1.06 ± 0.11 0.83 ± 0.25
Indian Cupid Everes lacturnus (Godart 1824) Lycaenidae 0.37 ± 0.14 0.64 ± 0.18 0
Lesser Grass Blue Zizina otis (Fabricius 1787) Lycaenidae 2.84 ± 0.37 1.98 ± 0.14 1.87 ± 0.12
Pale Grass Blue Pseudozizeeria maha (Kollar 1844) Lycaenidae 1.83 ± 0.37 1.48 ± 0.24 1.60 ± 0.23
Tiny Grass Blue Zizula hylax (Fabricius 1775) Lycaenidae 0.73 ± 0.25 0.57 ± 0.14 0.80 ± 0.18
Common Hedge Blue Acytolepis puspa (Horsfield 1828) Lycaenidae 0.29 ± 0.10 0 0
Lime Blue Chilades lajus (Stoll 1780) Lycaenidae 2.16 ± 0.27 1.26 ± 0.16 1.52 ± 0.28
Gram Blue Euchrysops cnejus (Fabricius 1798) Lycaenidae 0.37 ± 0.12 0.65 ± 0.19 0
Pea Blue Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus 1767) Lycaenidae 0 0.42 ± 0.11 0
Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon (Fabricius 1775) Lycaenidae 4.41 ± 0.66 3.73 ± 0.36 3.17 ± 0.35
Striped Pierrot Tarucus nara (Kollar 1848) Lycaenidae 0.64 ± 0.14 0.58 ± 0.20 0
Common Cerulean Jamides celeno (Cramer 1775) Lycaenidae 0.88 ± 0.16 1.13 ± 0.19 2.34 ± 0.24
Common Ciliate Blue Anthene emolus (Godart 1824) Lycaenidae 0.49 ± 0.19 1.58 ± 0.18 1.66 ± 0.21
Purple Leaf Blue Amblypodia anita (Hewitson 1862) Lycaenidae 0 1.33 ± 0.24 9.48 ± 0.88
Common Silverline Spindasis vulcanus (Fabricius 1775) Lycaenidae 0 0 0.94 ± 0.16
Monkey Puzzle Rathinda amor (Fabricius 1775) Lycaenidae 0 0 0.38 ± 0.13
Yamfly Loxura atymnus (Stoll 1780) Lycaenidae 0 0.97 ± 0.22 0
Common line Blue Prosotas nora (C. Felder 1860) Lycaenidae 0 0 1.67 ± 0.21
Tailless Line Blue Prosotas dubiosa (Semper 1879) Lycaenidae 0 0 1.76 ± 0.18
Angled Sunbeam Curetis acuta (Moore 1877) Lycaenidae 0 0 1.22 ± 0.23
Fluffy Tit Zeltus amasa (Hewitson 1865) Lycaenidae 0 0.31 ± 0.11 0
Malayan Megisba malaya (Horsfield 1828) Lycaenidae 0 0.044 ± 0.042 0
Continental Swift Parnara ganga (Evans1937) Hesperiidae 0.8 ± 0.30 0 1.10 ± 0.26
Ceylon Swift Parnara bada (Moore 1878) Hesperiidae 0.76 ± 0.24 0.57 ± 0.17 0.91 ± 0.20
Small-Branded Swift Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius 1798) Hesperiidae 0.80 ± 0.30 0.39 ± 0.14 0.98 ± 0.21
Obscure Branded Swift Pelopidas agna (Moore 1866) Hesperiidae 0.11 ± 0.07 0.54 ± 0.26 0.53 ± 0.15
Rice swift Borbo cinara (Wallace 1866) Hesperiidae 0.50 ± 0.29 0.86 ± 0.14 0.14 ± 0.09
Common Red Eye Matapa aria (Moore 1866) Hesperiidae 0.09 ± 0.06 0.42 ± 0.16 0
Palm Bob Suastus gremius (Fabricius 1798) Hesperiidae 0.82 ± 0.26 0.48 ± 0.15 0.64 ± 0.19
Smaller Dartlet Oriens goloides (Moore 1881) Hesperiidae 0 0.18 ± 0.09 0
Golden Angle Caprona ransonnettii (Felder 1868) Hesperiidae 0 0.48 ± 0.14 0
Common Grass Dart Taractrocera maevius (Fabricius 1793) Hesperiidae 0.039 ± 0.037 0 0
Paintbrush Swift Baoris ferri (Moore 1878) Hesperiidae 0 0 1.79 ± 0.31
Double Banded Judy Abisara bifasciata (Moore 1877) Riodinidae 0 0 0.42 ± 0.15

Values are presented as mean ± standard error.
J Ecol Environ 2024;48:- https://doi.org/10.5141/jee.24.065
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