TY - JOUR AU - Wankhade, Lokesh N PY - 2022/03/04 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - STUDY ON BUTTERFLY FAUNA OF KARANJA (GHADGE) TAHSIL OF DISTRICT WARDHA (MAHARASHTRA) JF - Journal of Advanced Zoology JA - J. Adv. Zool. VL - 42 IS - 02 SE - Articles DO - 10.17762/jaz.v42i02.53 UR - http://jazindia.com/index.php/jaz/article/view/53 SP - 186 - 193 AB - <p>The fauna of butterfly species was studied from in and around area of Karanja (Ghadge) tahsil of Wardha District from period of July 2019 - June 2020. A total <strong>41 </strong>species of butterflies belonging to 5 families were recorded. Maximum 18 species of butterflies were recorded from family Nymphalidae, followed by 10 species from family Lycaenidae, 7 species from family Pieridae and 3 species were recorded each from family Papilionidae and family Hesperiidae. In the above study 2 species of butterfly recorded comes under Wild Life Protection Act 1972 of India. The butterfly species <em>Euchrysops cnejus </em>comes under Schedule II and <em>Euploea core </em>comes under Schedule IV of the Indian Wild Life Protection Act 1972.</p> ER -