Record of butterflies from high altitude cold desert, Suru valley of Kargil (Jammu and Kashmir)
Journal Title: International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies (IJIMS) - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Suru valley of district Kargil in Ladakh region also referred as the high altitude cold desert was surveyed during the year 2015-16 to record the insect fauna of the order Lepidoptera. A detailed field study of some prevalent butterflies of the study area is presented. The study revealed 8 species of butterflies belonging to 6 genera of family Pieridae and Nymphalidae It is the third largest insect order which include moths and the butterflies.
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J. S. Tara, Zakir Hussain
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