Figure 2: Dendrogram showing similarities of butterflies in the different zones
Table 1: Relative abundance (%) of butterfly families recorded in all three zones.
Family Eastern Western Northern Total
NYMPHALIDAE 66 (20.1%) 25 (61.0%) 15(32.0%) 106(25.4%)
PAPILIONIDAE 11 (3.3%) 1 (2.4%) 9 (19.1%) 21 (5.0%)
PIERIDAE 101 (30.7%) 6 (14.6%) 16 (34.0%) 123(29.5%)
HESPERIIDAE 10 (3.0%) 4 (9.8%) 3 (6.4%) 17 (4.1%)
LYCAENIDAE 141 (42.9%) 5 (12.2%) 4 (8.5%) 150(36.0%)