A preliminary checklist of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of Dhorpatan Valley, Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Nepal
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9038.17.1.26409-26416Keywords:
Distribution, elevation, endemic, family, habitat, plots, rare, sampling, seasons, speciesAbstract
Butterfly species were studied in the Dhorpatan Valley, situated in the western region of Nepal, during the pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons of 2021 and 2022. This preliminary study documented forty-three species of butterflies from five families Lycaenidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, and Hesperiidae. A purposive sampling method was applied to locate various butterfly species across elevations ranging 2,846–4,000 m. This study recorded Polyommatus nepalensis, an endemic species and Polyommatus stoliczkanus, a rare species. No reports have been made of this endemic butterfly from eastern region of Nepal.
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