Fifty-one new additions to the butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) fauna of Tripura, North-east India
The state of Tripura of North-east India is a part of the Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hotspot and rich in unique biological flora and fauna. The present study is based on extensive surveys done by the author for a period of 5 years in different parts of North Tripura, North-east India. Here, I present...
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| description | The state of Tripura of North-east India is a part of the Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hotspot and rich in unique biological flora and fauna. The present study is based on extensive surveys done by the author for a period of 5 years in different parts of North Tripura, North-east India. Here, I present a total of 21 genera and 51 species that are new additions to the butterfly fauna of Tripura. These new records include 18 species of Hesperiidae, 12 species of Lycaenidae, 17 species of Nymphalidae and 4 species of Pieridae. These records represent a 20.90% increase in the numbe |
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| spelling | doaj.art-82d04a65a39f4b66aa025b73243e4a4f2022-12-21T22:52:33ZengSociedad Chilena de EntomologíaRevista Chilena de Entomología0034-740X0718-89942021-02-01471356010.35249/rche.47.1.21.04Fifty-one new additions to the butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) fauna of Tripura, North-east IndiaSuman Bhowmik0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4583-18471Lepidoptera Conservation and Research Division, Wild Tripura Foundation, Tripura, India.The state of Tripura of North-east India is a part of the Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hotspot and rich in unique biological flora and fauna. The present study is based on extensive surveys done by the author for a period of 5 years in different parts of North Tripura, North-east India. Here, I present a total of 21 genera and 51 species that are new additions to the butterfly fauna of Tripura. These new records include 18 species of Hesperiidae, 12 species of Lycaenidae, 17 species of Nymphalidae and 4 species of Pieridae. These records represent a 20.90% increase in the numbehttps://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/67305conservationjampui hillsnew additionsnorth tripuranorth-east india |
| spellingShingle | Suman Bhowmik Fifty-one new additions to the butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) fauna of Tripura, North-east India Revista Chilena de Entomología conservation jampui hills new additions north tripura north-east india |
| title | Fifty-one new additions to the butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) fauna of Tripura, North-east India |
| title_full | Fifty-one new additions to the butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) fauna of Tripura, North-east India |
| title_fullStr | Fifty-one new additions to the butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) fauna of Tripura, North-east India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fifty-one new additions to the butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) fauna of Tripura, North-east India |
| title_short | Fifty-one new additions to the butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) fauna of Tripura, North-east India |
| title_sort | fifty one new additions to the butterfly lepidoptera rhopalocera fauna of tripura north east india |
| topic | conservation jampui hills new additions north tripura north-east india |
| url | https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/67305 |
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