First records of butterflies Anthene emolus emolus (Godart, [1924]) (Lepidoptera:Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae) and Gandaca harina assamica Moore, [1906] (Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Coliadinae) from Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India
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 Reporting the range extension of the Common Ciliate Blue Anthene emolus emolus and the Tree Yellow Gandaca harina assamica to the Kumaon Himalaya in India
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