Title of article :
A preliminary survey on the butterfly fauna of Sungai Imbak Forest Reserve, a remote area at the centre of Sabah, Malaysia
Author/Authors :
JALIL, Mohd. Fairus Universiti Malaysia Sabah - Centre for Primate Studies Borneo - Institute for Tropical Biology Conservation, Malaysia , JALIL, Mohd. Fairus Universiti Malaysia Sabah, - Institute for Tropical Biology Conservation, Malaysia , MAHSOL, Hairul Hafiz Universiti Malaysia Sabah. - Institute for Tropical Biology Conservation, Malaysia , MAHSOL, Hairul Hafiz Universiti Malaysia Sabah - Centre for Primate Studies Borneo - Institute for Tropical Biology Conservation, Malaysia , WAHID, Nordin Universiti Malaysia Sabah - Institute for Tropical Biology Conservation, Malaysia , AHMAD, Abdul Hamid Universiti Malaysia Sabah - Centre for Primate Studies Borneo - Institute for Tropical Biology Conservation, Malaysia , AHMAD, Abdul Hamid Universiti Malaysia Sabah. - Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ITBC), Malaysia
Abstract :
This paper reports result from a study to document the composition and distribution of butterflies in the Imbak Valley region of the Sungai Imbak Forest Reserve. One hundred and seventy four species (18.6%) of butterflies with six endemic species were recorded from the area. Results also showed that Imbak Valley is valuable for conservation purposes based on its unique butterfly fauna.
