The Fawcett’s Pierrot Niphanda asialis (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Bandarban: an addition to the butterfly fauna of Bangladesh

Authors

  • Akash Mojumdar Department of Computer Science & Information Technology, Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology, Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9114-1276
  • Rajib Dey Amarabati Road, Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas, Kolkata, West Bengal 700019, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0838-4865

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8056.14.10.22036-22038

Keywords:

First record, Lycaenidae, Bangladesh, new addition

Abstract

Niphanda asialis de Nicéville, 1895 is a widely distributed butterfly that occurs from Assam (northeastern India) to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Yunnan. This species is “rare” in India (Kehimkar 2016) but it is moderately common in the Malayan region (Gogoi et. al 2016). Niphanda asialis (earlier known as Azanus asialis) was first described by de Nicéville (1895), based on a single collected specimen from Hofrath Dr. L. Martin.

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26-10-2022

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Vol. 14 No. 10 (2022)

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