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Table 4 Indicator species analysis for all combinations of site categories

From: Endemism-based butterfly conservation: insights from a study in Southern Western Ghats, India

Site categories—Wildlife Sanctuaries/Forest Divisions (WLS/FD)

Species

IndVal.g

P value

Endemicity

Chinmony WLS

Cirrochroa thais

0.749

0.003**

WG and SL

Papilio paris tamilana

0.660

0.009**

WG SS

Mycalesis igilia

0.577

0.033*

WG

Papilio buddha

0.563

0.030*

WG

Mycalesis anaxias anaxias

0.537

0.032*

WG SS

Appias indra shiva

0.527

0.024*

WG SS

Rohana parisatis atacinus

0.502

0.035*

WG SS

Pareronia ceylanica

0.468

0.049*

WG and SL

Chinmony WLS+Nenmara D

Hebomoia glaucippe australis

0.581

0.018*

WG SS

Papilio liomedon

0.475

0.043*

WG

Chinmony WLS+Peechi Vazhani WLS

Papilio helenus daksha

0.601

0.008**

WG SS

Parthenos sylvia virens

0.600

0.005**

WG SS

Appias lyncida latifasciata

0.492

0.014*

WG SS

Chalakudy D+Chinmony WLS+Peechi Vazhani WLS

Troides minos

0.647

0.028*

WG

Chinmony WLS+Peechi Vazhani WLS+Vazhachal D

Papilio dravidarum

0.497

0.028*

WG

Nenmara D+Parambikulam WLS/TR+Vazhachal D

Mycalesis patnia

0.598

0.005**

WG and SL

Chalakudy D+Nenmara D+Peechi Vazhani WLS+Thrissur D

Pachliopta hector

0.590

0.025*

WG and SL

  1. Endemicity: WG-endemic to Western Ghats; WG & SL-endemic to Western Ghats and Sri Lanka; WG SS-endemic to Western Ghats at sub species level
  2. Asterisks indicate p value: *p≤0.05; **p≤0.001