Exploring Butterfly fauna at Takht-e-Nasrati, Karak Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abstract

This study was conducted to provide baseline fauna for the butterflies of Takht-e-Nusrati Karak region. The butterflies were collected during April-December 2016 from 5 different localities of Takht-e-Nusrati Karak areas. The collected specimens yielded 17 species from families Namphalidae, Papilionidae and Pieridae cover 35%, 12%, and 53% of the butterflies. Family Namphalidae included species Argynnis hyperbius, Cynthia cardui, Ariadne merione, Junonia orithya, Phalanta phalantha and Hipparchia parisati. Family Papilionidae: Catopsilia Pomona, Colias croceus, Colotis etrida, C. protractus, Eumera hecab, Pieris ajaka, P. brassicae, P. rapae and P. napae respectively. While Pieridae included Papilio demoleus and P. polytes only.