Composition of fruit-feeding butterflies (lepidoptera:nymphalidae) in a peat swamp Forest, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak

A total of 104 individuals of fruit-feeding butterflies representing 24 species and 13 genera were recorded in a 60 continuous days of sampling (26 July to 23 September 2007), in a peat swamp forest in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak. Four subfamilies of Family: Nymphalidae were listed which includes Charax...

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Main Authors:	Christharina S. Gintoron, Fatimah Abang
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Language:	English
Published:	Pusat Sistematik Serangga ,UKM 2014
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9599/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9599/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9599/1/New_Profile_1_20160304090348903.DOC

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spelling	ukm-95992016-03-08T07:38:49Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9599/ Composition of fruit-feeding butterflies (lepidoptera:nymphalidae) in a peat swamp Forest, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak Christharina S. Gintoron, Fatimah Abang, A total of 104 individuals of fruit-feeding butterflies representing 24 species and 13 genera were recorded in a 60 continuous days of sampling (26 July to 23 September 2007), in a peat swamp forest in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak. Four subfamilies of Family: Nymphalidae were listed which includes Charaxinae, Morph inae, Nymphalinae and Satyrinae. Ten fruit baited-traps were utilized in this study, and were set-up in both ground and canopy strata by applying Single-Rope Technique in five different individual trees. An average of two individuals per day was recorded with 33.33% of the total samples are represented by Nymphalinae. Known to be strong and rapid fliers, this group of nymphalids is associated with increased light intensity which was observed with the less pronounced canopy at the study area. All recorded nymphalids were also designated with rank in order to assess the rank-abundance distribution of these butterflies. Overall, nymphalids with wider range of geographical distribution were less abundant and vice versa in the present study. One endemic to Borneo nymphalid species which is Mycalesis amoena was sampled in this study. Pusat Sistematik Serangga ,UKM 2014-06 Article PeerReviewed application/msword en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9599/1/New_Profile_1_20160304090348903.DOC Christharina S. Gintoron, and Fatimah Abang, (2014) Composition of fruit-feeding butterflies (lepidoptera:nymphalidae) in a peat swamp Forest, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak. Serangga, 19 (1). pp. 1-17. ISSN 1394-5130 http://www.ukm.my/cis/index.php/en/
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description	A total of 104 individuals of fruit-feeding butterflies representing 24 species and 13 genera were recorded in a 60 continuous days of sampling (26 July to 23 September 2007), in a peat swamp forest in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak. Four subfamilies of Family: Nymphalidae were listed which includes Charaxinae, Morph inae, Nymphalinae and Satyrinae. Ten fruit baited-traps were utilized in this study, and were set-up in both ground and canopy strata by applying Single-Rope Technique in five different individual trees. An average of two individuals per day was recorded with 33.33% of the total samples are represented by Nymphalinae. Known to be strong and rapid fliers, this group of nymphalids is associated with increased light intensity which was observed with the less pronounced canopy at the study area. All recorded nymphalids were also designated with rank in order to assess the rank-abundance distribution of these butterflies. Overall, nymphalids with wider range of geographical distribution were less abundant and vice versa in the present study. One endemic to Borneo nymphalid species which is Mycalesis amoena was sampled in this study.
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spellingShingle	Christharina S. Gintoron, Fatimah Abang, Composition of fruit-feeding butterflies (lepidoptera:nymphalidae) in a peat swamp Forest, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
author_facet	Christharina S. Gintoron, Fatimah Abang,
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title	Composition of fruit-feeding butterflies (lepidoptera:nymphalidae) in a peat swamp Forest, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
title_short	Composition of fruit-feeding butterflies (lepidoptera:nymphalidae) in a peat swamp Forest, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
title_full	Composition of fruit-feeding butterflies (lepidoptera:nymphalidae) in a peat swamp Forest, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
title_fullStr	Composition of fruit-feeding butterflies (lepidoptera:nymphalidae) in a peat swamp Forest, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed	Composition of fruit-feeding butterflies (lepidoptera:nymphalidae) in a peat swamp Forest, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
title_sort	composition of fruit-feeding butterflies (lepidoptera:nymphalidae) in a peat swamp forest, kota samarahan, sarawak
publisher	Pusat Sistematik Serangga ,UKM
publishDate	2014
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9599/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9599/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9599/1/New_Profile_1_20160304090348903.DOC
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Composition of fruit-feeding butterflies (lepidoptera:nymphalidae) in a peat swamp Forest, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak

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