About 50 species of butterflies belonging to 5 families and 13 subfamilies were recorded in this study. Habitat preference of various families were also studied in different forest types, viz., broad leaved, conifer, mixed conifer and alpine area of Sainj sub-watershed of the Great Himalayan National Park.
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