Some butterflies of Boracay Island

Issue Date

6-2011

Abstract

Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan is one of the well known and busiest tourist destination in the country at present. Owing to the increasing demand for space for commerce and domiciles, the butterflies habitat and range in the island resort are rapidly diminishing. We conducted a rapid survey of the butterflies at Boracay last April 2010 to document the butterfly fauna and contribute in the biodiversity inventory of the locality. We noted down the species that we observed based on their flight pattern and morphological appearance. In other cases, we use sweep net to examine closely the butterflies and release them later after confirming our identification. A total of thirty two species from seven families were noted. The order of decreasing density of the seven famiiies was: Papilionidae (8) > Nymphalidae (7) > Pieridae (6) > Danaidae (3) > Hesperiidae (4) = Lycaenidae (4). Additional counts particularly in the watershed will be included in the future to be able to record the species that are strictly present in forested areas. We will also invite partners in the locality.

Source or Periodical Title

Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology

ISSN

0115-8848

Volume

33

Issue

1

Page

130

Document Type

Article

College

College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)

Language

English

Subject

Butterflies; Habitat (Ecology); Boracay Island

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