ABSTRACT:
A total of 171 dead individual butterflies from 6 different species were photographed in National Highway 130C on May 24, 2023, covering a distance of 1.5 km in 53 minutes. Amongst them the most dominant species was Papilio demoleus - Common Lime, with a count of 151 individuals, followed by Catopsilia pyranthe - Lemon Emigrant, with 15 individuals, Phalantha phalantha - Common Leopard with two individuals, Junonia lemonias - Lemon Pansy, Moduza procris - Commander, and Euploea core - Common Crow, each had a solitary individual observed.
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