Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
This study was conducted for completing the faunistic Butterflies of east of Tehran; 6 districts having various altitudes was selected in Khojir National Park. Sampling was conducted randomly in the nature on weekly base from March 2016 to August 2016. Results of this study resulted in detection of 35 species out of 26 genus, 10 sub-families, 5 families and 2 super families in this study region. Among identified species, Baghe Shad Station with 28 species and Mamloo Dam Margin Station with 7 species allocated maximum and minimum number of species respectively; on the other hand, Baghe Shad Station with 177 samples and Mamloo Dam Margin Station with 34 samples had maximum and minimum frequencies respectively. Most abundant species in the area of study stations included Coenonympha saadi, Hyponephele lupines, Pontia (daplidice) edusa edusa and Pieris rapae. Distribution and population of Butterflies identified in May was higher indicating more favorable biological conditions in this period. The number of Day-flying (Rhopalocera) butterfly of Khojir were significantly high in Baghe Shad region. This was due to better maintenance and protection related to the presence of police station in that area.The results of this study revealed that species of Coenonympha saadi in Anjir Dam Station in May and species of Hyponephele lupines in Baghe Shad in August have significant difference (P-value <0.05) and other samples had no significant difference. Species Galucopsyche safidensis was also observed in this study while they haven’t be numerated in Persian Reference Books And species Eogenes alcides first reported in Tehran.
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Iraji, T., & Ghorbani Yekta, B. (2017). The butterfly fauna of khojir national park (Iran:Tehran province). Journal of Animal Environment, 9(4), 305-314.
MLA
Tannaz Iraji; Batoul Ghorbani Yekta. "The butterfly fauna of khojir national park (Iran:Tehran province)". Journal of Animal Environment, 9, 4, 2017, 305-314.
HARVARD
Iraji, T., Ghorbani Yekta, B. (2017). 'The butterfly fauna of khojir national park (Iran:Tehran province)', Journal of Animal Environment, 9(4), pp. 305-314.
VANCOUVER
Iraji, T., Ghorbani Yekta, B. The butterfly fauna of khojir national park (Iran:Tehran province). Journal of Animal Environment, 2017; 9(4): 305-314.
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