First report of a butterfly species Yoma sabina vasuki Doherty, 1886 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from Himalaya, mainland India

Authors

  • Purnendu Mishra
     Zoological Survey of India, ‘M’-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • Suresh Kr. Shah
     Zoological Survey of India, ‘M’-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • Jalil Ahmad
     Zoological Survey of India, ‘M’-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i3/2023/172561

Keywords:

Nymphalidae, Yoma sabina, distribution, Sikkim, India

Abstract

The present communication reveals the range extension of a butterfly species Yoma sabina vasuki Doherty, 1886 from the Islands to the Himalayas, mainland India for the first time. The information is based on the investigation of a historical specimen collected during the nineteenth century and is housed in the National Zoological Collection of Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.

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2024-02-08

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Mishra, P., Shah, S. K., & Ahmad, J. (2024). First report of a butterfly species <I>Yoma sabina vasuki</I> Doherty, 1886 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from Himalaya, mainland India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 123(3), 229–231. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i3/2023/172561

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Volume 123, Issue 3, 2023

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