DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF BUTTERFLIES IN AND AROUND SIVASAGAR TANK (BORPUKHURI), IN SIVASAGAR DISTRICT, ASSAM, INDIAKumar Kritartha Kaushik, Pimpi Sahu and Bhuban Chandra ChutiaAbstract The present study was carried out to document the diversity of butterflies in and around Sivasagar tank, Sivasagar, Assam, India. Total 40 species of butterflies were recorded which belong to five families viz, Riodinidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae and Hesperiidae Amidst the five families, highest species of butterflies were observed in Nymphalidae family. |