What question did this study set out to answer?

To catalog and discuss the butterfly families and species found in Car Nicobar.

January 14, 2026

Butterflies of Car Nicobar

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To catalog and discuss the butterfly families and species found in Car Nicobar.
Identification of butterfly families including Papilionidae, Pieridae, Danaidae, Satyridae, Nymphalidae, Lysacnidae, and Hesperiidae.
Classification based on genera, species, and subspecies as observed in the region.
Documentation of 18 genera, 20 species, and 17 subspecies of butterflies.
Absence of Amathusids and Riodinids in the Car Nicobar area.

Abstract

Butterflies of Car Nicobar belonging to Papilionidae, Pieridae, Danaidae, Satyridae, Nymphalidae, Lycacnidae and Hesperiidae families with 18 genera, 20 species and 17 subspecies are discussed. Amathusids and Riodinids are not recorded from Car Nicobar.

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Butterflies of Car Nicobar

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