Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Associated with Pig Carrions in Malaysia

Authors

  • Heo Chong Chin Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Mohamed Abdullah Marwi Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Wan Omar Abdullah University Putra Malaysia
  • John Jeffery University Malaya
  • Mohd. Sofian Azirun University of Malaya
  • Chen Chee Dhang University of Malaya
  • Ismarulyusda Ishak Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Baharudin Omar Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Keywords:

Butterflies, Nymphalidae, pig carcass, forensic entomology, Malaysia

Abstract

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.

Author Biographies

Heo Chong Chin, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Department of Parasitology & Medical EntomologyFaculty of Medicine

Wan Omar Abdullah, University Putra Malaysia

Faculty of Heath Sciences

John Jeffery, University Malaya

Department of ParasitologyFaculty of Medicine

Mohd. Sofian Azirun, University of Malaya

Institute of Biological ScienceFaculty of Science

Chen Chee Dhang, University of Malaya

Institute of Biological ScienceFaculty of Science

Ismarulyusda Ishak, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Biomedical Science ProgrammeFaculty of Health Sciences

Baharudin Omar, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Biomedical Science ProgrammeFaculty of Health Sciences

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Published

2010-06-30

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2010)

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