Butterfly fauna of Dhansiri Reserve Forest, Karbi Anglong, Assam, India

Abstract

The field survey carried out to document the baseline data of butterfly fauna Dhansiri Reserve Forest of Karbi Anglong District, Assam recorded 106 species belonging to six families. Graphium sarpedon, Appias albina, Spindasis lohita, Charaxes marmax, Athyma ranga, Tanaecia lepidae, Hypolycaena othona and Euploea mulciber are legally protected species under the Indian Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022. Eurema andersonii, Appias albina, Appias galba, Charaxes marmax and Athyma ranga are some of the rare species recorded during the study. Record of rare and endemic species from this Reserve Forest, and presence of species legally protected under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, marks its importance as an area for butterfly conservation.