Studies on nectar plants of butterflies in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India

The lives of butterflies and plants are very much interlinked. Butterflies depends upon plant for food and defense. The species richness, species abundance, distribution of butterfly species exceptionally depends upon the nectar and host plant diversity of the specific habitat. In the present study an attempt was made to provide the baseline information about nectaring plants of adult butterflies of the research station Uplaon Nature Park, Kalaburagi district, Karnataka, India.

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O Dr. Kavya Kamalakarrao formou-se na Universidade de Gulbarga. Trabalhou na Ecologia das borboletas do Distrito de Kalaburagi, Karnataka, Índia, autor de 6 livros e 25 artigos de pesquisa, trabalhou como escritor consultor para o instituto de pesquisa EMPRI, Bangalore, Karnataka, Índia. Agora trabalha como convidada da Faculdade de Governo (Autónoma), Kalaburagi, Karnataka, Índia.