The sighting of Howarth’s Hairstreak (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Chrysozephyrus disparatus interpositus Howarth, 1957) from Tenga Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, India, extending its known range

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Rachit Pratap Singh
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6158-7659
Sanjay Sondhi
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3970-6858

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The butterfly subspecies, Chrysozephyrus disparatus interpositus is sighted at Tenga Valley, Western Arunachal Pradesh, 58 years after its original description, extending its known range eastwards by 350 km.

 

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Sanjay Sondhi, Titli Trust, 49 Rajpur Road Enclave, Dhoran Khas, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India

Dehradun-based naturalist, member of Kalpavriksh and founder of Titli Trust.  Nature conservation activist.

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