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A report on some butterflies (Lepidoptera) from Ladakh in Jammu & Kashmir and Lahaul in Himachal Pradesh, India

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Forty-two (42) species of butterflies were recorded from a short survey of Ladakh and Lahaul in the inner Himalaya in Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.  Here, we provide location… Click to show full abstract

Forty-two (42) species of butterflies were recorded from a short survey of Ladakh and Lahaul in the inner Himalaya in Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.  Here, we provide location and altitude records for these species, data on their abundance, photo-documentation of the life cycle of Pieris deota and P. brassicae as well as the first published record of a larval host plant for P. deota .  Twelve (12) of these species are protected under Schedule II of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Keywords: lahaul; jammu kashmir; himachal pradesh

Journal Title: Journal of Threatened Taxa
Year Published: 2017

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