The La Union botanical garden Philippines revisited: Assessment and diversity of butterflies and their food plants

College

College of Science

Department/Unit

Biology

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Journal of Pharmaceutical Biology

Volume

4

Issue

4

First Page

202

Last Page

205

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

The butterfly sanctuary at the La Union Botanical Garden (LUBG) is the largest of its kind in the Philippines in terms of butterfly population. This study gives the details of the species richness and diversity of butterflies and their food plants at LUBG. A total of 158 butterfly and 77 food plant species were collected and identified by standard methods. The collections comprised 17 endemic and 18 rare butterfly species that are predominantly represented by the families Nymphalidae, Pieridae, Papilionidae, Danaidae, Satyridae and Lycenidae. The food plants were widely represented by the families Rubiaceae, Asteraceae, Apocynaceae and Verbenaceae, yielding high diversity indices in 3 out of 6 vegetation types. This study was able to assess the species richness and diversity of butterflies and their food plants at LUBG.

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