BUTTERFLIES OF DISTRICT BATTAGRAM KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN
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PAKISTAN, Butterflies, Battagram Khyber PakhtunkhwaAbstract
A feasibility study of studying butterfly fauna of Battagram district was conducted from March to October of the year 2018 and found 29 species that belong to 19 Genera and six families. All the study sites located at the varied ecological zones including Battagram City, Thakot, Shamlai, and Allai Tehsil including Allai Valley pointed the authors towards the biological richness of an area. The families that have been recognized by the parents are Nymphalidae (Eleven species), Pieridae (nine species), Papilionidae (Four species), Satyridae ( Three species), Libytheidae ( One species), and Danaidae ( One species).
In the field, aerial nets, ethyl acetate jars, and entomological boards were employed in the collection made. The taxonomic position of the collected specimens was determined by consulting taxonomic literature and museum-lent purposes for specimen identification The identified specimens were donated to the Insect Museum of the Health Service Academy Islamabad. Supporting photographic data are presented to identify the species.
This work also affirms the possibilities of the butterfly to act as a pollinator and as an indicators for environmental health referencing threats such as loss of habitat and the application of pesticides. These results enable further research and conservation of biologically diverse sites of the studied area of Battagram.
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