Diversity & Eco-biology of butterflies in the Eastern Ghats of A.P

This book is an outcome of research work carried out for five years in the Department of Zoology, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India. In this study, we recorded the regional butterflies' faunistics and also their nectar plants and their biodiversity in Eastern Ghats of Southern Andhra Pradesh. The book encompasses 5 chapters. Chapter-I and Chapter-II, deals with the Taxonomy of Butterflies and status of species, abundance and diversity has been analyzed. Colour photographs, checklist of all species were updated. Chapter-III & IV,V includes Biodiversity of Butterflies, a yearlong quantitative survey of butterfly biodiversity from different sampling sites; in which Shannon diversity index and Simpson diversity index of the present butterflies were investigated and Eco-biology study and highlighting the all aspects and deals with conclusion and results. This book can be foundation for future endeavors to build upon these results for development of insect conservation. These groups are used as a potential subject for analytical studies by the ecologists across the globe concerning recent scenarios of diversity and eco-biology studies.