Recent records of the rare Mountain Tortoiseshell Aglais rizana (Moore, 1872) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the upper Garhwal, western Himalaya, India, after 100 years

Autor: Arun Pratap Singh, Tribhuwan Singh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol 11, Iss 15, Pp 15068-15071 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0974-7893
0974-7907
DOI: 10.11609/jott.5276.11.15.15068-15071
Popis: The present study reports the occurence of Mountain Tortoiseshell, Nymphalis rizana (Moore,1872) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from the upper Garhwal region of the Western Himalaya after a gap of over 100 years. Earlier records of specimens collected across its distribution range in N W India by other authors along with morphological variations are also presented with details and images. Morphological features distinguishing it with N.cashemirensis aesis are also discussed.
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