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Information About The Diversity Of Butterflies. Observations on the butterfly diversity provide information about the variations in the species richness and the abundance shaped by the vegetation along the landscape Harrington and Stork 1995 Öckinger and Smith 2006 Öckinger et al 2006 Öckinger et. In common with many other insects adult butterflies have antennae compound eyes three pairs of legs a hard exoskeleton and a body that is divided into three parts. Butterflies which are believed to have existed before man are duirnal group of insects of order lepidoptera under the phylum anthropoda which comprises of about 16500 species. The study identified 4 families 44 species and 748 individual butterflies.
Due to their bright colors and visits to flowers butterflies are the most familiar of insects to humans. Western Ghats is considered as one of the most diversified areas containing a wide variety of species of butterflies. So far about1501 butterfly species have been recorded from India 350 species are from Peninsular India 331 species from the Western Ghats. It is well known that biodiversity is rapidly disappearing at local and global scales and that this is. Butterflies show different functional and species diversity in relationship to vegetation structure and land use 1 INTRODUCTION. The butterflies of Peru however are still vastly under-recorded and it is estimated that as many as 4200 will eventually be discovered.
So far about1501 butterfly species have been recorded from India 350 species are from Peninsular India 331 species from the Western Ghats.
Worldwide there are more than 28000 species of butterflies with about 80 percent found in tropical regions. Uniquely a butterflys outer body is covered by tiny sensory hairs and the wings are covered by scales. Butterflies are generally regarded as one of the best taxonomically studied group of insects. The Indian subcontinent bearing a diverse terrain climate and vegetation hosts about 1504 species of butterflies 2. The study generally aims to identify the diversity of butterflies. In common with many other insects adult butterflies have antennae compound eyes three pairs of legs a hard exoskeleton and a body that is divided into three parts.