a preliminary survey of butterfly diversity in teluk rubiah forest, perak

A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF
BUTTERFLY DIVERSITY IN
TELUK RUBIAH FOREST,
PERAK
By Chuah Lay Theng
Introduction
 Insects – order Lepidoptera
 Superfamilies: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea
 Butterfly families:
 Papilionidae (Swallowtails)
 Pieridae (Whites and Sulphurs)
 Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies)
 Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies)
 Riodinidae (Metalmarks)
 Hesperiidae (Skippers)
Values of butterfly
 Health value
 Economic value
 Educational value
 Scientific value
 Ecosystem value
Objectives
 To survey the butterfly species in Teluk Rubiah Forest.
 To create a butterfly diversity list of Teluk Rubiah Forest.
Food bait method
• A survey of butterfly
population has been made
before the setup of food bait
station.
• Butterfly population has been
spotted. Each food bait
station being setup on the
hotspot of butterfly
population.
• Two categories of food bait:
flower with honey and variety
of fruits.
• Monitoring activity every 2
hours after the setup of food
bait stations.
Image capture
• We managed to capture the
photo of butterflies in the
monitoring activity.
• Butterfly species identified
according to their wing
shapes, colours and sizes.
Result and Discussion
 Total 32 species of butterflies (6 families) found in this
forest.
 1 species from Papilionidae
 3 species from Pieridae
 16 species from Nymphalidae
 3 species from Lycaenidae
 1 species from Riodinidae
 8 species from Hesperiidae
 Most of the butterflies are common species.
 There are two major food preferences of butterfly –
feeding on flower nectar and feeding on organic matter.
Family
Papilionidae
Pieridae
Nymphalidae
Lycaenidae
Riodinidae
Hesperiidae
Subfamily
Papilioninae
Coliadinae
Coliadinae
Pierinae
Limenitidinae
Heliconiinae
Nymphalinae
Satyrinae
Satyrinae
Limenitidinae
Danainae
Satyrinae
Nymphalinae
Nymphalinae
Limenitidinae
Satyrinae
Limenitidinae
Heliconiinae
Danainae
Danainae
Lycaeninae
Lycaeninae
Lycaeninae
Riodininae
Hesperiinae
Hesperiinae
Hesperiinae
Hesperiinae
Hesperiinae
Hesperiinae
Pyrginae
Hesperiinae
Common Name
Common Mormon
Anderson’s Grass Yellow
Common Grass Yellow
Striped Albatross
Archduke
Rustic
Blue Pansy
Common Five-ring
Common Four-ring
Common Sailor
Common Tree Nymph
Dark-brand Bush Brown
Great Eggfly
Grey Pansy
Horsfield’s Baron
Nigger / Dark Grass Brown
Red-spot Duke
Royal Assyrian
Mangrove Tree Nymph
Yellow Glassy Tiger
Tailed Disc Oakblue
Large Metallic Oakblue
Lesser Grass Blue
Malay Tailed Judy
Banded Demon
Chocolate Demon
Conjoined Swift
Contiguous Swift
Lesser Dart
Small Branded Swift
Ultra Snow Flat
Waxy Dart
Scientific Name
Papilio polytes
Eurema andersonii
Eurema hecabe
Appias libythea
Lexias pardalis
Cupha erymanthis lotis
Junonia orithya
Ypthima baldus
Ypthima huebneri
Neptis hylas
Idea stolli logani
Mycalesis mineus
Hypolimnas bolina
Junonia atlites
Tanaecia iapis puseda
Orsotriaena medus
Dophla evelina compta
Terinos terpander robertsia
Idea leuconoe
Parantica aspasia
Arhopala atosia malayana
Arhopala aedias agnis
Zizina otis
Abisara savitri
Notocryta paralysos
Ancistroides nigrita
Pelopidas conjunctus
Polytremis lubricans
Potanthus omaha
Pelopidas mathias
Tagiades ultra
Cupitha purreea
Butterfly diversity in Teluk Rubiah Forest
18
16
16
14
No of sp.
12
10
8
8
6
4
3
2
3
1
1
0
Family
Papilionidae
Pieridae
Nymphalidae
Lycaenidae
Riodinidae
Hesperiidae
Papilionidae
Papilio polytes
Pieridae
Appias libythea
Eurema hecabe
Eurema andersonii
Lycaenidae
Arhopala atosia malayana
Arhopala aedias
Zizina otis
Riodinidae
Abisara savitri
Hesperiidae
Notocryta paralysos
Pelopidas conjunctus
Ancistroides nigrita
Polytremis lubricans
Hesperiidae
Tagiades ultra
Potanthus omaha
Pelopidas mathias
Cupitha purreea
Nymphalidae
Lexias pardalis
Ypthima baldus
Junonia orithya
Ypthima huebneri
Nymphalidae
Neptis hylas
Idea stolli
Mycalesis mineus
Hypolimnas bolina
Nymphalidae
Junonia atlites
Tanaecia iapis
Orsotriaena medus
Dophla evelina
Nymphalidae
Terinos terpander
Idea leuconoe
Cupha erymanthis
Parantica aspacia
Conclusion
 Nymphalidae family is the most diverse family in this
survey.
 Most of the butterflies can be found in the open grass
area of the forest.
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