Range extension of the Indian Tortoiseshell Aglais caschmirensis aesis (Fruhstorfer, 1912) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) into the hills of Manipur, India
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The present paper reports the extension of the known range of the Indian Tortoiseshell Aglais cashmirensis aesis Fruhstorfer 1912 from Manipur.
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