author(s)
Shobha Shouche and Satyendra Singh Ratnakar

abstract
A total of 131 butterflies with 22 species belonging to five families were recorded during the period from 2014 and 2015 from Government Madhav Science College campus Ujjain. The maximum number of species were belong to family Nymphalidae with 10 species (Junonia lemonias, Junonia orithya, Junonia almana, Danaus chrysippus, Danaus genutia, Euploea core, Tirumala limniace, Melanitis leda, Ariadne merione, Phalantha phalantha) followed by Pieridae with 5 species (Belenois aurota, Eurema hecabe, Catopsilia pyranthe, Ixias marianne, Cepora nerissa), Lycaenidae with 4 species (Chilades parrhassius, Tarucus nara, Zizina otis, Arthopala bazalus), Papilionidae with 2 species (Papilio demoleus, Graphium agamemnon) and Hesperiidae with only one species (Hasora chromus).