Abstract: This perception is iheld, iin ia ispot icalled iChowannur, iin ithe iThrissur iDistrict iof iKerala. iThe
iacknowledgment ithat ireports i110 isorts iof ibutterflies iunder i5 ifamilies i. iThe iexamination iuncovers ithat
iNymphalidae iFamily i(brush-footed ibutterflies) ioverwhelms ithe ifauna iof ithis iplace iwith i42 ispecies.
iPapilionidae(swallow-tails i)are iwith i12 ispecies, iPieridae i(whites iand iyellows) iwith i26 ispecies, iHesperidae
i(captains) iwith i19 ispecies iand iLycaenidae i(blues) iis iwith i13 ispecies. iAmong ithese ifamilies ibounty iof ibutterfly
ispecies iin imany iludicrous iin itimber iland i iwith i47 ispecies, itrailed iby iAgri ifield i(40 ispecies)and ilake ilocale i(36
ispecies), imeadow i(32 ispecies) imountain izone i(30 ispecies), iin iperspective ion iIUCN ilist. iButterflies iwere iseen ias
iought inot iout iof ithe icommon i(C), i49 ispecies, iuncommon i(UC) i23 ispecies, iand i4 ispecies iunder irare(R)
icategory. iSince ithere iare iendemic ihost iplants iin ithe itimberland, ithe iensured izone, ithere iare imore ibutterflies,
ifollowing ithe iagrifield iand ithe ilakeside. iAs iin ithe iperspective ion istandard ispeedy, ithe iPostmonsoon i i(oct-Jan)
irecords imore ibutterfly ispecies, itrailed iby ipremonsoon i(Feb-may) iand imonsoon i(jun-sep) iseasons. iIn ithe
ipostmonsoon, ithe iFamily iNymphalidae i(brush-footed ibutterflies) ioverwhelmed ithe ibutterfly ifauna iof iChowannur
iwith i41 ispecies, itrailed iby iPieridae i(whites iand iyellows) iwith i29 ispecies, iHesperidae(skippers) iwith i21 ispecies,
iLycaenidae i(blues) iof i13 ispecies iand iPapilionidae(swallow-tails) iwith i12species.
Keywords: iNymphalidae, iPieridae, iHesperidae, iPapilionidae, iLycaenidae