A new notodontid species, Euhampsonia rubricata spec. nov., is described from NW India and W Myanmar compared to its eastern sister species E. sinjaevi Schintlmeister, 1997. The female genitalia of the latter are illustrated for first time. full synonymic list genus provided.

The butterfly fauna of Manipur is poorly known, and a few sporadic studies were carried out decades ago. In this study, butterflies photographed and/or collected in 80 localities including revisiting 12 historical the hills valleys from state, India. Butterflies regularly sampled between 2010 2019. present checklist, we have included both previously published recently recorded species: 798 species belong to six families; Papilionidae (52 sp.), Pieridae (39 Riodinidae (17 Lycaenidae (225...

Three new species, Anacronicta pseudonitida Irungbam & Fric, sp. nov., A. albicans and manipura are described from Manipur (North-East India). Another albargentea Speidel Kononenko, 1998, is reported for the first time North-East India (Manipur Arunachal Pradesh). Illustrations of habitus, male genitalia phylogenetic tree provided. A global checklist genus presented herewith.

We analyzed elevational species richness gradients (“decline”, “increase”, “unimodal”, or “bimodal”) in the Himalayan range using data from 157 publications covering both plants and animals. Our study tested hypothesis that unimodal gradients, explainable by geometric mid-domain effect, dominate mountains, while decreasing increasing result studies only examined limited sections of full altitudinal range. Multivariate canonical correspondence analysis was applied to associate gradient shapes...

The result of an investigation the lepidopteran fauna Central and Southern Bhutan (Bumthang, Dagana, Trongsa, Tsirang, Sarpang districts) is presented in this study. was part Invertebrate Documentation Project initiated by National Biodiversity Center, Thimphu, funded Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation, Thimphu. checklist based on systematic collections light trapping at nine locations occasional from native forest gardens within five districts Bhutan. specimens were photographed...

The present paper provides a checklist of 51 species in 37 genera moths belonging to the family Limacodidae from Bhutan, which, six genera, Setora Walker, 1855, Tennya Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Iraga Matsumura, 1927, Vanlangia Witt Sansarea and Belippa 1865 are reported for first time 12 species, postornata (Hampson, 1900), fletcheri Holloway, 1987, Scopelodes testacea Butler, 1886, Thosea magna Hering, 1931, Miresa fulgida Wileman, 1910, Susica himalayana 1982, propolia rugosa (Wileman,...

An annotated checklist of the superfamily Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera) Bhutan is given, including three taxa family Bombycidae, two Brahmaeidae, four Endromidae, 12 Eupterotidae, 37 Saturniidae, and 93 Sphingidae. Among these, 14 are new records for country: Bombycidae (Penicillifera apicalis (Walker, 1862) Trilocha varians (Moore, 1855)), Endromidae (Mustilizans hepatica 1879) Comparmustilia sphingiformis 1879)), Saturniidae (Saturnia cidosa Moore, 1865, Loepa sikkima [1866]), Salassa thespis...

Butterflies are widely used to analyze biogeographical patterns, both at the global and regional scales. Thus far, most of latter originated from well-surveyed northern regions, while species-rich tropical areas lag due a lack appropriate data. We checklists 1379 butterfly species recorded in 36 federal states Republic India (1) explore basic macroecological rules, (2) relate richness distribution endemics geographic elements geography, climate, land covers socioeconomic conditions states....

The survey was conducted to prepare a preliminary checklist of butterflies Mendrelgang, Bhutan. Butterflies were sampled from February 2012 2013 assess the species richness in degraded forest patch sub-tropical broadleaf forest. This short-term study recorded 125 78 genera five families. Of these, Sordid Emperor Apatura sordida Moore, Black-veined Sergeant Athyma ranga Sullied Sailor Neptis soma Linnaeus, Blue Duke Euthalia durga Pea Lampides boeticus Linnaeus and Chocolate Albatross Appias...

Abstract Eurema brigitta (Stoll, 1780) is one of the few butterfly species distributed in most Old World tropics. In 2017, we documented its occurrence Socotra, a UNESCO Heritage Site. Now, clarify origin this specimen and further describe phylogeographic pattern by comparing Afrotropical, Malagasy Oriental‐Australian populations using mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I marker. We found deep split between Afrotropical taxon, which are separated Indian Ocean dry eremic habitats on...

An inventory of hawkmoths (Sphingidae) Mendrelgang division Tsirang District, Bhutan was undertaken between December 2011 and September 2012. A total 27 species recorded belonging to three subfamilies. The most notable Clanis hyperion Cadiou Kitching 1990. present record extends the known distribution C. eastern Himalaya, significantly it is first from northwest Brahmaputra River.

The present study discusses the systematic accounts of 66 species family Notodontidae recorded from Indian state Manipur. There are some records moths other places including Sikkim (India) and Nepal in addition to Shirui Hill, Here, we report, (1) three new science viz. Cleapa ukhrulensis Irungbam & Schintlmeister sp. nov., Spatalina rimbiensis nov. Hexafrenum tangkhula nov.; (2) seventeen for first time India: Hupodonta corticalis Butler, 1877, Chalepa binotata Kiriakoff, 1959, Besaia isis...

The genus Maikona Matsumura, 1928 is reported for the first time from India with description of a new species, mayodiana n. sp., Mayodia pass, Arunachal Pradesh, India. diagnoses species similar congeners along illustrations its habitus, and genitalia are provided. A distributional map members also

A species of moth belonging to the family Sphingidae, Marumba irata Joicey & Kaye, 1917, was sighted in Nagaland and Manipur, reported here as first records from northeastern India extension known distribution range westward its earlier Myanmar, south-eastern parts China northern Vietnam. Â

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The present paper reports the extension of known range Indian Tortoiseshell Aglais cashmirensis aesis Fruhstorfer 1912 from Manipur.

During our survey of the moth fauna at Tsirang, Sarpang, Dagana and Gelephu districts Bhutan we recorded nine species Lasiocampid moths. In present paper, report records two species, Kunugia siamka Zolotuhin, 2002 Alompra roepkei Tams, 1953 which are new to Bhutan.

The present paper reports the sighting of hawkmoth Theretra lycetus (Cramer, 1775) from Wangdue Phodrang district Bhutan. Addition to species, we have 97 species Sphingidae in

The present communication consists of the first-ever checklist Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 comprising thirty-six species under nineteen genera three subfamilies with twenty-nine new records to Manipur. Of which, two viz. Sphinx oberthueri (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903) Theretra tibetiana Vaglia Haxaire, 2010 are India. Field sampling was carried out at Shirui Hills, Ukhrul district, Manipur for four years (2016 2019) during March-April (Premonsoon), June-July (Monsoon), September-October...

Comostola hauensteini was described by Smetacek in 2004 on the basis of a holotype and paratype from Bhimtal, Uttarakhand (the western Himalaya). There seems to be no further record description this species. The present extends known distribution of C. Tsirang District Bhutan eastern Â

Observations on the distribution of Nymphalid butterfly, Sordid Emperor (Chitoria sordida (Moore, 1866) in southern Bhutan are presented this paper. The confirmation is based four years observation species warm broadleaf forest Tsirang during July to October. legally protected under Schedule II Indian (Wildlife) Protection Act, 1997.