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VOL. 8, ISSUE 3 (2023)
A report on the flora and fauna of selected areas of Kendujhar district, Odisha, India
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Sagata Mondal, Arijit Kumar Dutta, Sourav Maity, Goutam Ghosal, Airin Sultana
Abstract
A survey was conducted to document the diversity of flora and fauna of
Kendujhar district of Odisha state of Eastern India, during May 15 to May 21,
2023. A total of 28 species of plants recorded. Among flora diversity, Fabaceae
shows domination with 6 Genus which includes total of 6 species and followed by
Lamiaceae with 4 genera consisting of 4 species. Among fauna diversity, 36
species of birds and 58 species of insects including 18 species of butterfly
were documented. Order Passeriformes is most dominant among the diversity of
birds, which consists of 18 genera of total 20 orders. In the case of insects,
there are 8 species of aquatic insects and 11 orders of terrestrial insects
were recorded. Insects of Diptera, Orthoptera and Collembola order were found
more by light trap, sweeping net and pitfall trap technique respectively.
Nymphalidae of order Lepidoptera was the richest family among the diversity of
butterfly.
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Pages:61-69
How to cite this article:
Sagata Mondal, Arijit Kumar Dutta, Sourav Maity, Goutam Ghosal, Airin Sultana "A report on the flora and fauna of selected areas of Kendujhar district, Odisha, India". International Journal of Zoology Studies, Vol 8, Issue 3, 2023, Pages 61-69
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