Abstract

Butterflies are one of the most attractive insects in the world and they have been able to attract all kinds of peoples by their various features This present documentation records the butterfly diversity of the three districts Jhargram Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur which formed the former Medinipur district A total of 139 species belong to 94 genera and six families have been recorded Among all families Lycaenidae and Nymphalidae are the most abundant Among the three districts most species were found from Jhargram district Fluffy Tit Angled Pierrot and Common Lascar are the first time recorded from southern West Bengal Rapid urbanization deforestation uncontrolled developmental works and changing the character of Coastal zone is some of the threats to butterflies in these areas So it was a great need to prepare a list of butterflies by which the past changes in the species diversity and number of butterflies in the future able to understand