Vol. 3, Issue 1, March, 2019
ISSN(E): 2523-6067
ISSN(P): 2521-8328
FAUNISTICS OF BUTTERFLIES (LEPIDOPTERA: REPHALOCERA) WITH SOME NEW RECORDS FROM QUETTA: BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN
Fariha Mengal1, Imtiaz Ali Khan2, Muhammad Ather Rafi2, Saima Durrani1, Muhammad Qasim3, Gul Makai1, Muhammad Kamal Sheik4, Ghulam Rasul4, Naveed Iftikhar Jajja3
1Department of Zoology, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta.
2University of Swabi, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
3Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Poonch, Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and KashmiR.
4Planning and Development Division, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad.
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to explore the butterfly fauna of Quetta, Balochistan. A totaling 286 specimens of butterflies have been collected from different localities of Quetta. Out of 286 collected specimens 27 species from 22 genera under 4 families Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae Papilionidae and Pieridae have been identified. Out of 27 identified species, 11 species represented family Lycaenidae, eight (08) species represented family Nymphalidae, seven (07) species identified under family Pieridae and one (01) species identified under family Papilionidae. One species, Pseudochazara mamurra recorded first time from Pakistan. Three (03) species, namely Zizeeria maha, Zizula hylax and Zizina otis are reported first time from Balochistan while five (05) species i.e. Lampides boeticus, Polyommatus bogra, Polyommatus florenciae, Eumenis thelephassa and Eurema hecabe are first time from Quetta.
Keyword
Balochistan, Butterfly Fauna, Lepidoptera, Pakistan, Quetta.
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