Range extension of the Indian Tortoiseshell Aglais caschmirensis aesis (Fruhstorfer, 1912) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) into the hills of Manipur, India

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Jatishwor Singh Irungbam
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3003-6624
Harmenn Huidrom
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7547-4513
Baleshwor Singh Soibam
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1515-9204

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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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