Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of Gunung Jerai

Norela S. and Azman S. and Zaidi M. I. (2006) Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of Gunung Jerai. In: Hutan simpan Gunung Jerai, Kedah: pengurusan, persekitaran fizikal dan kepelbagaian biologi. Siri kepelbagaian biologi hutan (6). Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia, Shah Alam, Selangor, pp. 373-377. ISBN 9839269402

A survey of butterfly fauna in the vicinity of Gunung Jerai, Kedah, was conducted during the scientific expedition in June (2-5) 2005 and continued in October (22-24) 2005. For each occasion, samplings were carried out for 4 and 3 consecutive days in June and October 2005, respectively, with 3-man sampling efforts per day. A total of 49 species in 29 genera, encompassing 8 subfamilies under 5 families, i.e Papilionidae (9 species), Pieridae (11 species), Nymphalidae (25 species), Lycaenidae (4 species) and Hesperiidae (1 species) was recorded. Of the 49 species recorded, 2 appeared rare (each found with 1 individual only) and these include 2 species listed as protected species under Wildlife Protected Species Act 76, i.e. Troides brookiana (Wallace) and Troides amphrysus (Cramer) both from Papilionidae: Papilioninae. Spatially and temporally, 14 species appeared as the most common species (found in all sampling occasions), However, Ypthima pandocus Moore appeared as the most abundant species (with 36 total individuals found), followed by Cethosia penthesilea (Cramer) (with 33 total individuals found) and Papilio iswara iswara White (with 27 total individuals found).

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A survey of butterfly fauna in the vicinity of Gunung Jerai, Kedah, was conducted during the scientific expedition in June (2-5) 2005 and continued in October (22-24) 2005. For each occasion, samplings were carried out for 4 and 3 consecutive days in June and October 2005, respectively, with 3-man sampling efforts per day. A total of 49 species in 29 genera, encompassing 8 subfamilies under 5 families, i.e Papilionidae (9 species), Pieridae (11 species), Nymphalidae (25 species), Lycaenidae (4 species) and Hesperiidae (1 species) was recorded. Of the 49 species recorded, 2 appeared rare (each found with 1 individual only) and these include 2 species listed as protected species under Wildlife Protected Species Act 76, i.e. Troides brookiana (Wallace) and Troides amphrysus (Cramer) both from Papilionidae: Papilioninae. Spatially and temporally, 14 species appeared as the most common species (found in all sampling occasions), However, Ypthima pandocus Moore appeared as the most abundant species (with 36 total individuals found), followed by Cethosia penthesilea (Cramer) (with 33 total individuals found) and Papilio iswara iswara White (with 27 total individuals found).

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Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43000 UPM Serdang, Malaysia. QH77 M3K4973 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	Lepidoptera
AGROVOC Term:	tropical forests
AGROVOC Term:	forest ecosystems
AGROVOC Term:	surveys
AGROVOC Term:	sampling
AGROVOC Term:	entomologists
AGROVOC Term:	ecologists
AGROVOC Term:	species diversity
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2024 03:26
Last Modified:	21 Nov 2024 03:26
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/973

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