Preliminary checklist of butterfly diversity from the Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, India

Butterflies are the bio-indicator species for monitoring health of ecosystem. A preliminary checklist butterfly diversity was prepared by a long-term survey from 2019 to 2022 in varied habitats agriculture landscape Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University (HPAU), India. The study recorded 77 belonging six families Nymphalidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Hesperiidae, Papilionidae and Riodinidae. In addition, there some rare records such as Common Wall (Lasiommata schakra), Dark Blue Tiger (Tirumala septentrionis), Ringed Argus (Callerebia annada) Pioneer (Belenois aurota). Some butterflies habitat specific few also show local migration high-elevation areas surrounding Dhauladhar ranges. present compared with Central (CUHP) located similar area. This will help understand effect degradation human-modified environment agricultural activities facilitate effective conservation strategies protect Himalayan