Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) associated with pig carrions in Malaysia

An entomological study was conducted in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor, Malaysia in May until September 2007 revealing five species of butterflies (all from family Nymphalidae) were attracted to pig carcasses placed in an oil palm plantation. Euploea mulciber (Cramer 1777), Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus 175...

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Main Authors:	Heo, Chong Chin, Mohamad Abdullah Marwi, John Jeffery, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen, Chee Dhang, Wan Omar Abdullah, Ismarulyusda Ishak, Baharudin Omar
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit UKM 2010
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3657/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3657/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3657/1/Butterflies_%28Lepidoptera-_Nymphalidae%29.pdf

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spelling	ukm-36572016-12-14T06:35:03Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3657/ Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) associated with pig carrions in Malaysia Heo, Chong Chin Mohamad Abdullah Marwi, John Jeffery, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen, Chee Dhang Wan Omar Abdullah, Ismarulyusda Ishak, Baharudin Omar, An entomological study was conducted in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor, Malaysia in May until September 2007 revealing five species of butterflies (all from family Nymphalidae) were attracted to pig carcasses placed in an oil palm plantation. Euploea mulciber (Cramer 1777), Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus 1758), Elymnias hypermnestra (Linnaeus 1763), Mycalesis mineus (Linnaeus 1758) and Ypthima baldus (Fabricius 1775) came to the carcasses at different stages of decomposition. From this study, we know that nymphalid butterflies are attracted to carcasses but their roles are most probably unimportant in post-mortem estimation. Penerbit UKM 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3657/1/Butterflies_%28Lepidoptera-_Nymphalidae%29.pdf Heo, Chong Chin and Mohamad Abdullah Marwi, and John Jeffery, and Sofian-Azirun M, and Chen, Chee Dhang and Wan Omar Abdullah, and Ismarulyusda Ishak, and Baharudin Omar, (2010) Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) associated with pig carrions in Malaysia. Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia, 8 (1). pp. 1-4. ISSN 1675-8161 http://www.fsk.ukm.my/jurnal/jilid%208%281%29%202010/Bab%201.pdf
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description	An entomological study was conducted in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor, Malaysia in May until September 2007 revealing five species of butterflies (all from family Nymphalidae) were attracted to pig carcasses placed in an oil palm plantation. Euploea mulciber (Cramer 1777), Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus 1758), Elymnias hypermnestra (Linnaeus 1763), Mycalesis mineus (Linnaeus 1758) and Ypthima baldus (Fabricius 1775) came to the carcasses at different stages of decomposition. From this study, we know that nymphalid butterflies are attracted to carcasses but their roles are most probably unimportant in post-mortem estimation.
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author	Heo, Chong Chin Mohamad Abdullah Marwi, John Jeffery, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen, Chee Dhang Wan Omar Abdullah, Ismarulyusda Ishak, Baharudin Omar,
spellingShingle	Heo, Chong Chin Mohamad Abdullah Marwi, John Jeffery, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen, Chee Dhang Wan Omar Abdullah, Ismarulyusda Ishak, Baharudin Omar, Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) associated with pig carrions in Malaysia
author_facet	Heo, Chong Chin Mohamad Abdullah Marwi, John Jeffery, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen, Chee Dhang Wan Omar Abdullah, Ismarulyusda Ishak, Baharudin Omar,
author_sort	Heo, Chong Chin
title	Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) associated with pig carrions in Malaysia
title_short	Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) associated with pig carrions in Malaysia
title_full	Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) associated with pig carrions in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) associated with pig carrions in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) associated with pig carrions in Malaysia
title_sort	butterflies (lepidoptera: nymphalidae) associated with pig carrions in malaysia
publisher	Penerbit UKM
publishDate	2010
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3657/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3657/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3657/1/Butterflies_%28Lepidoptera-_Nymphalidae%29.pdf
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Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) associated with pig carrions in Malaysia

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