A Report on Butterfly Diversity of Biodiversity Park, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Nirmala Kumari, Satya Prakash, Amit Jain, A. K. Mishra, M. Raziuddin

Abstract: The present study on the diversity of butterfly specieswas carried out in the Biodiversity Park, Ranchi Jharkhand, from September 2021 to July 2023. A total of 88 species of butterflies belonging to 62 genera and 5 families, namely Hesperiidae (11 genera, 12 species), Papilionidae (4 genera, 12 species), Nymphalidae (17 genera, 26 species), Pieridae (7 genera, 9 species), and Lycaenidae (23 genera, 29 species) have been recorded. Lycaenidae (33%) was found to be the most dominant family, followed by Nymphalidae (29%), Hesperiidae (14%), Papilionidae (14%), and Pieridae (10%) has been recorded.

Keywords: Butterfly, Biodiversity Park, Jharkhand, Lepidoptera, Ranchi