07. Checklist of butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of Sindh, Pakistan

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Bhojoo Mal, Nasreen Memon, Juma Khan Turk, Shakeel Ahmed Memon, Mansoor Ali Shah, Nadir Ali Shah

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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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ALI SHAH, NADIR ALI SHAH, Bhojoo Mal, Nasreen Memon, Juma Khan Turk, Shakeel Ahmed Memon, Mansoor. 07. Checklist of butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of Sindh, Pakistan. Pure and Applied Biology (PAB), [S.l.], v. 3, n. 4, p. 199-203, oct. 2021. ISSN 2304-2478. Available at: <https://mail.thepab.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2010>. Date accessed: 19 mar. 2025.
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Vol 3 No 4: December-2014
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