Discovering and Conserving
Pakistan's Butterfly Wonderland
Research
We educate the students, general public and future lepidopterists with insights on a variety of butterfly biology areas.
Exploration
Our team of city-scientists, wildlife photographers and students constantly explores/monitors the hidden butterfly diversity of Pakistan.
Awareness
PBS strongly supports the value of butterflies through outreach programs and educational campaigns in the community.
Conservation
Our team of lepidopterists, horticulturists & conservationists are actively involved in restoration of the lost butterfly habitats throughout the country.
Explore Pakistan's butterfly diversity with PBS, from the Karakoram to Makran
The Pakistan Butterfly Society is devoted to contributing to the documentation of butterflies found across Pakistan, having an emphasize on our endemic species. Our goal is to safeguard these magnificent insects by restoring their lost habitats and taking part in citizen science initiatives.
Here are some of the main objectives and operations of PBS
- Education
- Exploration
- Research
- Habitat Restoration
- Monitoring
- Conservation
PBS involves locals in order to raise awareness and encourage conservation of Pakistan's unique butterfly fauna.
Our Natural Heritage: Endemic Species of Pakistan
We can predict future of our eco-system by studying our butterflies
Pakistan Butterfly Society`s mission is to monitoring our native butterflies through city-science to study their biology, populations, diversity and distribution and to create awareness about their conservation.
436
Total number of butterflies recorded in Pakistan, as per statistics & data by team PBS (2023)270
PBS members have so far documented 61% of the total butterfly fauna of Pakistan (2023)
Constructing butterfly sanctuaries to restore habitats
In an effort to support butterfly populations, PBS is creating mini-sanctuaries throughout Pakistan. Lepidopterists analyze local butterfly fauna, and horticulturists design habitats with appropriate nectaring and larval food plants.
Jhampir Butterfly Sanctuary
With help of local Palari community, our first butterfly sanctuary in Community Reserve Zone, Jhampir (Thatha district, Sindh province) is in making. Flagship species of this sanctuary is the Joker butterfly, a rarity and recent colonizer in Sindh province, highlighting our focus on its conservation.
Pakistan Butterfly Society (PBS)
wants to inspire everyone to contribute to the protection of the local butterfly species, by educating people about our amazing rhopalocerous fauna and its connections with the ecosystem.
The primary objectives of PBS are research and education. Through scientific research, data collection, and knowledge spread, our team strives to increase the understanding of butterfly species and their habitats. Through educational programs, workshops, and butterfly walks, the society attempts to provide citizens with the knowledge and skills necessary to actively contribute to conservation efforts for butterflies.
To give Pakistan's butterflies local names, PBS is collaborating with linguists and butterfly specialists. In addition, we are spreading knowledge about the threats these butterflies face and the need of preserving their habitats by planting appropriate trees/plants, through social media campaigns and local events.
PBS issues a quarterly bulletin (newsletter) consisting of write ups written by PBS members. These write ups cover a variety of topics about Pakistani butterflies, including species insights, PBS events, butterfly-watching trip reports and certain articles highlighting precious information about our local species. First issue of PBSQB (Winter-24) is launching in mid-march 2024, which can be downloaded from upper-right corner of the home page of this website. Next issues will be released in June (Spring), September (Summer) and December (Autumn).
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