30, August 2025

Abundance and species diversity of Butterflies during rainy season in north 24Pgs and north Kolkata, WB, India

VOLUME-11; ISSUE-8; AUG-2025

Author(s): 1. Debjani Das Ghosh, 2. Anipurba Saha, 3. Narayan Chandra Das

Authors Affiliations:

1Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Victoria Institution (College), Kolkata, India

2UG Student of Semester-5, Presidency University, Kolkata, India

3Retd. Associate Professor, Scottish Church College, Kolkata, India

DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202508022     |     Paper ID: IJIRMF202508022


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Butterflies are important bio-indicators of ecosystem health, and their activity often increases during the rainy season due to abundant vegetation, flowering plants and higher precipitation bringing down the pollution level. The present work  aims to survey the variety of butterfly species,  its abundance found during the rainy season in North 24 Parganas and North Kolkata, to understand the habitat preferences and to identify host plants and nectar sources associated with butterflies in the local environment.  In the selected study area the abiotic components and its relationship was assessed to check the proper well being of the butterfly species thriving there in, its presence and its diversity. The study also showed that the area advocates a variety of butterfly species, considering its biological diversity and obtainability of suitable habitats and host plants. 

Butterflies, species diversity, abundance, frequency, abiotic components

Debjani Das Ghosh,  Anipurba Saha, Narayan Chandra Das (2025); Abundance and species diversity of butterflies during rainy season in north 24Pgs and north Kolkata, WB, India, International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field, ISSN(O): 2455-0620, Vol-11, Issue-8, Pp.179-187.          Available on –   https://www.ijirmf.com/

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