An Annotated Checklist of Butterflies at Elevated Protected Areas of Pakistan
Different vegetation types, cater to the needs of butterflies at different stages of their life cycle. Some caterpillars are specific in their diet and egg-laying, such as the caterpillar of the Monarch butterfly, which mainly consumes leaves of milkweed and hence prefers laying eggs on this plant (...
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| description | Different vegetation types, cater to the needs of butterflies at different stages of their life cycle. Some caterpillars are specific in their diet and egg-laying, such as the caterpillar of the Monarch butterfly, which mainly consumes leaves of milkweed and hence prefers laying eggs on this plant (Faldyn et al., 2018). This entomological research was undertaken at protected areas of Pakistan that include Dhirkot Nature Reserve, Pir Chanasi National Park, Banjosa Game Reserve, Pir Lasura National Park and Tolipir National Park. Forty-four different species of butterflies were recorded from the study area. The highest diversity of butterflies was observed from PCNP (34) and least from PLNP (15). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b84f04fbc124fa093f5e083e19ef7072022-12-22T00:27:30ZengWright State UniversityJournal of Bioresource Management2309-38542309-38542020-03-0171415210.35691/JBM.0202.0119An Annotated Checklist of Butterflies at Elevated Protected Areas of PakistanMadeeha Manzoor0Sher Wali Khan1Safdar Ali Shah2Center for Bioresource Research, PakistanKarakoram International University, Gilgit, PakistanKhyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Wildlife Department, Peshawar, PakistanDifferent vegetation types, cater to the needs of butterflies at different stages of their life cycle. Some caterpillars are specific in their diet and egg-laying, such as the caterpillar of the Monarch butterfly, which mainly consumes leaves of milkweed and hence prefers laying eggs on this plant (Faldyn et al., 2018). This entomological research was undertaken at protected areas of Pakistan that include Dhirkot Nature Reserve, Pir Chanasi National Park, Banjosa Game Reserve, Pir Lasura National Park and Tolipir National Park. Forty-four different species of butterflies were recorded from the study area. The highest diversity of butterflies was observed from PCNP (34) and least from PLNP (15).https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1207&context=jbmindian fritillaryyellow swallowtaillepidopteracommon migrantbutterflies |
| spellingShingle | Madeeha Manzoor Sher Wali Khan Safdar Ali Shah An Annotated Checklist of Butterflies at Elevated Protected Areas of Pakistan Journal of Bioresource Management indian fritillary yellow swallowtail lepidoptera common migrant butterflies |
| title | An Annotated Checklist of Butterflies at Elevated Protected Areas of Pakistan |
| title_full | An Annotated Checklist of Butterflies at Elevated Protected Areas of Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | An Annotated Checklist of Butterflies at Elevated Protected Areas of Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Annotated Checklist of Butterflies at Elevated Protected Areas of Pakistan |
| title_short | An Annotated Checklist of Butterflies at Elevated Protected Areas of Pakistan |
| title_sort | annotated checklist of butterflies at elevated protected areas of pakistan |
| topic | indian fritillary yellow swallowtail lepidoptera common migrant butterflies |
| url | https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1207&context=jbm |
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