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Introduction of Myanmar Butterflies (I)
Author(s) -
Park Jong Kyun,
Park Jinyoung,
Choi Eun Young,
Oh Yong Kyun,
Choi Ik Je
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
entomological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1748-5967
pISSN - 1738-2297
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2011.00377.x
Subject(s) - lycaenidae , nymphalidae , biology , butterfly , ecology , biodiversity
Collecting expeditions of Insect were conducted in Popa resort, Myanmar from Aug. 7, 2011 to Aug. 17, 2011. As a protected area of the Forest department, these areas were almost natural conservation field and limited to collection actions. There are rich biological diversity, among them, lots of insect discovered and collected. Usually on day time, butterflies collected by sweeping net, like various plants, they show high diversity. Lycaenidae of small size as well as large size like Papilionidae butterflies recognized in this expedition. Mostly Nymphalidae species are easily show on the road of mountain, otherwise some Papilionidae species are difficult to meet because they fly very high and fast, usually they visit to top of trees. Materials are expected more than 100 species belonging to 10 families but it was difficult to identification because of lack of references of this areas. Maybe lots of new or new recorded species will discover from Myanmar. Among them, with rare species, manifold butterflies are provided with photos, ecological notes and activities of Myanmar.