A record of the Hoary Palmer Unkana ambasa (Moore, [1858]) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Assam, India

Authors

  • Sanath Chandra Bohra Help Earth, 16, Raghunath Choudhury Path, Lachitnagar, Guwahati, Assam 781007, India; Wildlife Sciences, Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam 781014, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7057-2723
  • Manmath Bharali Department of Zoology, Pandu College, Guwahati, Assam 781012, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8173-5479
  • Puja Kalita Parlly lane, Palasbari, Gauhati, Assam 781128, India. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2876-855X
  • Rita Roy Bamunimaidam BG Colony, Pub Bhaskar Nagar, Guwahati, Assam 781021, India; Department of Zoology, Pub Kamrup College, Baihata Chariali, Assam 781381, India. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1333-601X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8675.16.3.25010-25012

Keywords:

Unkana ambasa, Assam, distribution, lesser-known species, northeastern India

Abstract

We report confirmed sightings of a lesser known hesperiid butterfly namely Hoary palmer Unkana ambasa (Moore, 1858) from Assam, India based on a first photographic evidence of an uncollected adult specimen from Nilachal (Kamakhya) hills, leading to the range extension of the species by approximately 222 km from its nearest previously known locality i.e., West Bengal, India. Prior to this communication, there was only a single photographic record of U. ambasa from the State based on an egg laid on the top of a leaf which was observed and documented by Paresh Churi on 15 April 2019 in Rani.

Author Biographies

Sanath Chandra Bohra, Help Earth, 16, Raghunath Choudhury Path, Lachitnagar, Guwahati, Assam 781007, India; Wildlife Sciences, Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam 781014, India.

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Manmath Bharali, Department of Zoology, Pandu College, Guwahati, Assam 781012, India.

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Puja Kalita, Parlly lane, Palasbari, Gauhati, Assam 781128, India.

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Rita Roy, Bamunimaidam BG Colony, Pub Bhaskar Nagar, Guwahati, Assam 781021, India; Department of Zoology, Pub Kamrup College, Baihata Chariali, Assam 781381, India.

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26-03-2024

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2024)

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