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Title: 07. Checklist of butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of Sindh, Pakistan
Authors: Bhojoo Mal, Nasreen Memon, Juma Khan Turk, Shakeel Ahmed Memon, Mansoor Ali Shah, Nadir Ali Shah
Journal: Pure and Applied Biology (PAB)
Publisher: Bolan Society for Pure and Applied Biology
Country: Pakistan
Year: 2021
Volume: 3
Issue: 4
Language: en
The present study was carried out from Sindh, Pakistan during 2012-2013. A total of 1,964 specimens of butterflies were collected from the different localities of Sindh, Pakistan. The identification was done through available literature. Among collected specimens, 67 species belonging to 41 genera of 16 subfamilies falling in 6 families were identified. Our result showed that Lycaenidae was the richest family; comprising 19 species followed by Pieridae comprising 18 species, Nymphalidae 11 species, Hesperiidae 11 species, Danaidae comprising 5 species and Papilionidae comprising 03 species were reported. The present study was first time attempt to make the checklist of butterfly fauna of Sindh, Pakistan.
Keywords: Butterfly fauna, Checklist, Sindh, Pakistan
http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2014.34010
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