Evaluation of Morphometric Characters of the Pieris canidia and Danaus chrysippus Butterflies in different geographical area in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand

Authors

  • Suresh Kumar Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kamala Nehru Institute of physical and Social Science, Sultanpur 228118, Uttar Pradesh, India Author https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7175-2688
  • Ram Pher Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kamala Nehru Institute of physical and Social Science, Sultanpur 228118, Uttar Pradesh, India Author https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5866-7871
  • Chandra Bhushan Mushroom Training and Research Centre (MTRC) Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur 222003, Uttar Pradesh, India Author https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5302-2830
  • Roshan Lal Gautam Mushroom Training and Research Centre (MTRC) Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur 222003, Uttar Pradesh, India Author
  • Sanjay Kumar Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kamala Nehru Institute of physical and Social Science, Sultanpur 228118, Uttar Pradesh, India Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8038-7767

Keywords:

Danaus chrysippus, Geographical area, Morphometric analysis, Pieris canidia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the morphometric features of the butterflies Pieris canidia and Danaus chrysippus, such as their morphometric lengths. Butterflies were collected at random from the Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary in the Maharajganj and the Himalaya Botanical Garden in Nainital, Uttarakhand. We used a Canon 750D DSLR camera to take the pictures of the butterflies. We used ImageJ software (1.48v) to measure seven different morphometric lengths from the Body length (BL), Antenna length (AL), Forewing length (FL), Hindwing length (HL), Foreleg length (FL), Midleg length (ML), and Hindleg length (HLL). The measurement of morphometric length of two butterfly species Pieris canidia and Danaus chrysippus. The mean length was recorded as 22.15 ± 1.52 mm, 12.2 ± 0.55 mm, 23.6 ± 0.88 23.2 ± 0.65, 6.8 ± 0.35 mm, 8.85 ± 0.32 and 11.05 ±0.38 mm in Body length (BL), Antenna length (AL), Forewing length (FL), Hindwing length (HL), Foreleg length (FL), Midleg length (ML), and Hindleg length (HLL) respectively, in the P. canidia butterfly. The mean length was recorded as 11.05±1.60 mm, 13.305±0.60 mm, 32.115±1.49mm, 27.700±0.68 mm, 8.75±0.88 mm, 11.1±1.00 mm in Body length (BL), Antenna length (AL), Forewing length (FL), Hindwing length (HL), Foreleg length (FL), Midleg length (ML), and Hindleg length (HLL) respectively, in D. rysippus the butterfly.

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Evaluation of Morphometric Characters of the Pieris canidia and Danaus chrysippus Butterflies in different geographical area in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. (2026). Journal of Biological Research Communication, 1(1), 23-29. https://journal.brcsocietyindia.org/jbrc/article/view/01-01-04