Butterfly survey conducted

The Department of Zoology of The American College successful Madurai precocious conducted its yearly Big Butterfly Month survey.

The Big Butterfly Month is celebrated each twelvemonth successful September. Awareness and conservation plans connected butterflies were fixed by Head of Zoology Department E. Joy Sharmila and Research Scholar B. Archana.

According to a property release, plans are underway to found a butterfly depository aimed astatine raising consciousness among the students and the wide public. The programme besides featured butterfly number and photography sessions to papers taxon diverseness and colonisation trends

The section has been conducting the survey connected field since 2009. There was a noticeable diminution successful butterfly colonisation successful the main field this year. This year’s survey recorded 36 butterfly taxon from the further campus.

Students and researchers successful the section are examining assorted aspects of butterfly biology, helping structure, standard morphology, pigmentation structural coloration and the chemic creation of wings. A dedicated butterfly plot has been established connected the field to enactment conservation and reflection efforts. Significant collaborative probe has been conducted highlighting the relation of structural colour and fractal geometry successful butterfly wings.