CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Range extension of Malabar Tree Nymph Idea malabarica (Moore) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) to northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra and a review of distribution records

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Published: Jan 26, 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3267.949

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M. Jadhav
R.M. Sharma

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Barring a single record of Ghosh et al. (1990) from Raigarh District as a new report for Maharashtra State, no further records of Idea malabarica from any of the districts of Maharashtra, northern Western Ghats is available. The occurrence of Malabar Tree Nymph, an endemic butterfly of southern Western Ghats in the new geographical area is interesting to study. A distribution map for Idea malabarica in Western Ghats is provided based on the published records.

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2013)
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