Pattampoochi - Butterfly Magazine Pattampoochi - Wings 1 Veins 1 Jan-Mar 2017 | Page 40

TN Butterflies Facebook 2016– An Analysis Family wise counts representation Papilionidae had more representation in the months of September and October. The Pieridae maintained their dominance from June up to October. While the Nym- phalidae dominated the scene in January, September and October. Lycaenidae had a fairly consistent representa- tion except for a peak in January. It is usually difficult to spot the Hesperiidae and also reflects in the number of posts and they had their moments in Jan and Sep-Oct. Species wise Monthly representation The distribution of each and every species over a longer period in a year is always interesting information from not only to sight them at that point in time but also for their monitoring and conservation efforts. For the family of Papilionidae, we have plotted all the species that we could, while for the rest, we have handpicked as many as possible. 40