Preliminary checklist of Rhopalocera (Lepidoptera) in Libiki Bamboo Resort, Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia
A preliminary study was conducted on the diversity of Rhopalocera (lepidopterans) butterfly fauna present in secondary forest of Libiki Bamboo Resort (LBR), Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia, due to the anthropogenic effect of human disturbance. The objectives of this study are to establish with a prelimina...
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Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2022
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19364/1/39640-181120-1-PB.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19364/ https://ejournal.ukm.my/serangga/issue/view/1475/showToc |
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| Summary: | A preliminary study was conducted on the diversity of Rhopalocera (lepidopterans) butterfly
fauna present in secondary forest of Libiki Bamboo Resort (LBR), Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia,
due to the anthropogenic effect of human disturbance. The objectives of this study are to
establish with a preliminary checklist of Rhopalocera and their species diversity in the
mentioned resort and recorded its conservation status. Furthermore, this study work was
performed to narrow the gap of knowledge regarding the diversity of Rhopalocera in Bau area,
as no survey had been conducted in LBR previously. Twenty baited traps (passive method) and
five ariel nets (active method) were used to collect Rhopalocera. Baited traps were placed along
the trail and set up 100 m from each other with pineapple as bait, where aerial nets were used
during day time, once in the morning and once in the evening, with a total sampling effort of
240 hours. A total of 183 butterflies from six families (Hesperiidae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae,
Papilionidae, Pieridae and Riodinidae) belonging to 63 species under 35 genera were
successfully collected and recorded. The most abundance individuals collected and identified
were from the family Nymphalidae (75.4%, n = 138), whereas family Hesperiidae was the least
family collected (0.5%, n = 1). Based on International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN) Red List status, one species, Euploea mulciber was found to be a vulnerable species,
while most of the species recorded were categorised as data deficient status (84.13%, 53
species). Hence, it is recommended to conduct multiple similar studies to provide more
adequate information for a more accurate update on the conservation status of Rhopalocera
species in Malaysia. |
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