Habitat association and hybridization in woodbrowns (Lethe nicetas, L. sidonis, & L. dakwania) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) in Kedarnath Musk Deer Reserve, western Himalaya

Authors

  • Arun Pratap Singh Entomology Branch, Forest Protection Division, Forest Research Institute (ICFRE), P.O. New Forest, Dehradun, Uttarakhand248006, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-9050
  • Tribhuwan Singh Entomology Branch, Forest Protection Division, Forest Research Institute (ICFRE), P.O. New Forest, Dehradun, Uttarakhand248006, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-7238

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.6517.13.3.18045-18049

Keywords:

Lethe maitrya, male genitalia, 12/C1a Ban Oak Forest, 12/C1b Moru oak forest, 12/C1d Western Mixed Coniferous Forest, Garhwal Woodbrown

Abstract

During the course of surveys carried out in Kedarnath Musk Deer Reserve (KMDR), Uttarakhand in 2006–2019, only three species of the genus Lethe: sub-group woodbrowns, L. nicetas, L. sidonis, & L. dakwania, were recorded.  Amongst these were a few hybrids which were morphologically quite similar to L. nicetas.  The reason for hybridization amongst these species may be overlapping habitat of L. sidonis with that of L. nicetas, in KMDR.

Author Biography

Tribhuwan Singh, Entomology Branch, Forest Protection Division, Forest Research Institute (ICFRE), P.O. New Forest, Dehradun, Uttarakhand248006, India.

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