Pengelolaan Taman Kupu-Kupu di Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung Maros Sulawesi Selatan

Abstract

Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park has been known for its richness of butterfly species. Many of these species were endemic and considered as protected species. Due to its high utilization as a commercial product and object of tourism, Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park made a conservation unit called butterfly garden resort. As a conservation unit, butterfly garden resort used semi intensive approach in its management system. It focused on 3 main aspects such as: cage, feed plant, and reproduction. As many as 12 species (belong to 2 families) reported to succesfully reared, but since 2013 reared species have been reduced down to 4 species (belong to 1 family). These species were described by using wing cell venation and Reichs-Ausschuß für Lieferbedingungen und Gütesicherung (RAL color chart). Succes rate for butterlfy rearing was 16.95%, it’s analyzed by using life table. Larval is the most crucial stage in butterfly life cycles. Mortality rate for this stage was 80%. The most important factor which determined succes rate from butterly rearing was feed supply.