eng International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Arthropods 2224-4255 2017-3-1 6 1 21 28 3 article Kishor G. Patil 1 2 Asmita Kanekar 1 2 Virendra A. Shende 1 2 Uke Shrikant Bhimrao 1 2 Department of Zoology, Institute of Science, R. T. Road, Nagpur (M.S.), India K. Z. S. Science College, Bramhani-Kalmeshwar, Dist- Nagpur (M.S.), India Office of Superintendent of Police, Railways, Nagpur (M.S.), India Investigations have been done to record diversity of butterflies around the area of Rawanwadi reservoir during April 2015 to March 2016. It is surrounded by hilly terrain and forest provides abundance of host and larvalfood plants, and vegetation which are the most dominant features for diversity of butterflies. It has abundant species of butterflies due to suitable surrounding environment. A total of 84 species belonging to 5 families and 54 genera were recorded. Amongst which 52.38% were common, 28.57% were occasional and 19.04% species were rare. Family Nymphalidae consist maximum number of species i.e. 32 from 19 genera. This number is followed by Lycaenidae with 19 genera and 26 species. Pieridae consist of 13 species of 7 genera and Hesperiidae consist 7 species of 6 genera. Minimum number of species were recorded in Papilionidae i.e. 6 species of 3 genera. Most species from Lycaenidae were found near water body. http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/articles/2017-6(1)/butterfly-diversity.pdf butterflies diversity Rawanwadi