Biodiversity of butterfly species of order (Lepidoptera) and impact of climate change across different rural region of Ghot, near Chamorshi, Dist. Gadchiroli, (M.S), India
1 Sapana Mahesh Deshmukh and 2Pravin Madhukarrao Telkhade
1IHLRSS, Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya, Chandrapur (M.S) Sapanadeshmukh93@gmail.com Email : pravintelkhade201@gmail.com 2P.G. Department of Zoology, Khatri Mahavidyalaya, Tukum Chandrapur (M.S) Correspondence Email:Sapanadeshmukh93@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The Vidarbha region is home to a diverse range of butterfly species due to its varied habitat types, including forests, grasslands, wetlands, and agricultural areas. These habitats support different butterfly species with unique ecological requirements. The goal of the current study was to compile a list of all the butterfly species found in the Ghot region of district Gadchiroli, which is situated on the NorthEastern side of Maharashtra State. Present investigation carried out for one year during October 2022 to September 2023 at rural area of Ghot, near Chamorshi District-Gadchiroli (M.S) India. In present investigation, total 39 species were recorded and identified among these include in three families Nymphalidae with 21 species followed by Papilionidae with 08 species and least appearance of Pierdae with 10 species. The maximum count of species belongs to family Nymphalidae (21) followed by Pieridae (10) and minimum count of species were noted in family Papilionidae (8). In present investigation to assessed physico-chemical parameters of air all the parameters within the permissible limits. Therefore, it is concluded that the study area is rich in butterfly diversity and further research could be conducted to obtain details and documentation on butterfly diversity for the conservation.