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Frequency: 12 Issue per year
Paper Submission: Throughout the Month
Acceptance Notification: Within 2 days
Areas Covered: Multidisciplinary
Accepted Language: Multiple Languages
Journal Type: Online (e-Journal)
ISSN Number:
2582-8568
Butterflies act as an indicator for a healthy ecosystem. The present study focuses on the butterfly diversity from Jnanadweepa, VPM College Campus, Thane West, and Dattaji Salvi Garden, Thane East. The city of Thane, as part of Thane district, Maharashtra, has access to adjoining forest areas, lakes and also a creek, making itrichin wetlands. The butterfly survey was performed on 2 locations, the campus of Vidya Prasarak Mandal (VPM) and Dattaji Salvi Udyan, located in Thane city. The green campus of VPM, spread across 13.5 acres is adjoined with Thane creek on one end and dense urban network on the other; has abundant floristic and faunistic diversity. Dattaji Salvi Udyan is situated in Kopri, adjacent to the busy Eastern Express Highway and Kopri bridge. The survey was conducted on both sites by photography using camera and smartphone (with camera). It was conducted in the season of monsoon (3 months i.e., July to September) and a total of 54butterfly species belonging to 5 families were recorded.
Butterfly, Vidya Prasarak Mandal (VPM), Dattaji Salvi Udyan