Confirmation of the presence of Red Pierrot Talicada nyseus nyseus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Assam, India
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9006.17.1.26435-26439Keywords:
first report, distribution expansion, Lycaenidae, northeastern IndiaAbstract
The present study is the new distribution report of red pierrot Talicada nyseus nyseus from Assam, northeastern India.
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