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A primary checklist of the butterflies of Pawalgarh conservation reserve, Ramnagar, Nainital, India

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Research Scholar, SSJDWSSS GPGC, Ranikhet, Almora, India
  • 2Professor, Lal Bhadur Shastri GPGC, Halduchaur, Nainital, India
  • 3Research Scholar, SSJDWSSS GPGC, Ranikhet, Almora, India

Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 15, Issue (1), Pages 8-16, February,10 (2026)

Abstract

The diversity of Butterflies in Pawalgarh Conservation Reserve (henceforth PCR), Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, India was studied with periodically filed exploration from April 2022 to August 2025. Nearly 93 butterfly species were recorded from 6 families in the PCR. The number of species recorded from the family Nymphalidae (48.38%) with highest followed by Lycaenidae (23.65%), Pieridae (15.05%), Hesperidae (10.75%), Papilionidae (8.60%) and least number of population was recorded from Riodinidae (2.15%).

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