Butterflies
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Butterflies. |
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Author :
Catherine Karim and Fatimah Abang |
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Abstract:
Study on butterflies was carried out at 18 hills during the preliminary survey and four selected sites during the eomprehensive study in the Bau Limestone Area. The three-man-day sampling method using telescopic aerial nets was used for this purpose. In total, 194 species and 779 individuals from five families were collected. Nymphalidae with 100 species (51.8% of the total species) represented the most diverse butterfly family from the study area. The other families, namely Lycaenidae, Hesperiidae, Papilionidae and Pieridae were represented by 45, 18, 17 and 14 species, respectively. The most abundant butterfly species in the Bau Limestone Area was Cupha erymanthis (Nymphalidae), represented by 39 individuals. This was followed by Gandaca harina (Pieriidae), Ideopsis vulgaris (Nymphalidae) and Terinos clarrissa (Nymphalidae), which were represented by 26, 24 and 22 individuals, respectively. The protected Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing, Trogonoptera brookiana, could be considered as very rare in the Bau Limestone Area as only one individual was recorded throughout this study. Site B (Gunung Aup, Gunung Poing and Gunung Stulang), representing the less disturbed site in the Bau Limestone Area, had the highest number of species as well as individuals during the comprehensive study.
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| DOI: https://doi.org/10.61507/smj22-2004-BC7B-26 |
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How to cite:
Catherine Karim and Fatimah Abang. (2004). Butterflies. The Sarawak Museum Journal, LIX (80): 351-364 |
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