Actinor radians (Moore, 1878) (Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae: Aeromachini): addition to the butterfly fauna of Haryana, India

Authors

  • Bitupan Boruah Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box: 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002, India
  • Rajesh Chahal Kalesar National Park, Yamunanagar, Haryana 135021, India.
  • Abhijit Das Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box: 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5938.13.3.18039-18041

Keywords:

first record, Lepidoptera, Kalesar National Park, Shivalik Hills

Abstract

We report a rare skipper butterfly from Kalesar National Park, Haryana, which is the first record for the state and the lowermost elevation record for the species.

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26-03-2021 — Updated on 29-03-2021

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2021)

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