Confirmation of the presence of Hestina persimilis zella Butler, 1869 from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India after 110 years (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Two subspecies of the genus Hestina Westwood, 1850 are known to occur in India: H. persimilis persimilis (Westwood, [1850]) and H. persimilis zella Butler, 1869. Of these, H. persimilis persimilis, is widely distributed throughput the Himalayan Mountain range in India, Nepal, and Bhutan. In India,...

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Main Authors: Taslima Sheikh, Muhammad Asghar Hassan
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Published: Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología 2023-06-01
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description Two subspecies of the genus Hestina Westwood, 1850 are known to occur in India: H. persimilis persimilis (Westwood, [1850]) and H. persimilis zella Butler, 1869. Of these, H. persimilis persimilis, is widely distributed throughput the Himalayan Mountain range in India, Nepal, and Bhutan. In India, it is recorded from the northwestern (Jammu & Kashmir), eastern (Orrisa) and northeaster parts (Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh). On the other hand, H. persimilis zella is a little-known species that is only reported from the northwestern parts (Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand) of India and northern areas of Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad). The present study provides the first confirmation of new locality data in Jammu and Kashmir after its original description, which dates back to 1912.
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spelling doaj-art-13f96d3eae8148d5973f6cbb6a4c33c12025-08-20T02:48:12ZengSociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de LepidopterologíaSHILAP2340-40782023-06-015120210.57065/shilap.471Confirmation of the presence of Hestina persimilis zella Butler, 1869 from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India after 110 years (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)Taslima Sheikh0Muhammad Asghar Hassan1Sunrise University AlwarGuizhou University Two subspecies of the genus Hestina Westwood, 1850 are known to occur in India: H. persimilis persimilis (Westwood, [1850]) and H. persimilis zella Butler, 1869. Of these, H. persimilis persimilis, is widely distributed throughput the Himalayan Mountain range in India, Nepal, and Bhutan. In India, it is recorded from the northwestern (Jammu & Kashmir), eastern (Orrisa) and northeaster parts (Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh). On the other hand, H. persimilis zella is a little-known species that is only reported from the northwestern parts (Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand) of India and northern areas of Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad). The present study provides the first confirmation of new locality data in Jammu and Kashmir after its original description, which dates back to 1912. https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/471LepidopteraNymphalidaeHestina persimilisIndia
spellingShingle Taslima Sheikh
Muhammad Asghar Hassan
Confirmation of the presence of Hestina persimilis zella Butler, 1869 from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India after 110 years (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
SHILAP
Lepidoptera
Nymphalidae
Hestina persimilis
India
title Confirmation of the presence of Hestina persimilis zella Butler, 1869 from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India after 110 years (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
title_full Confirmation of the presence of Hestina persimilis zella Butler, 1869 from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India after 110 years (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
title_fullStr Confirmation of the presence of Hestina persimilis zella Butler, 1869 from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India after 110 years (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
title_full_unstemmed Confirmation of the presence of Hestina persimilis zella Butler, 1869 from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India after 110 years (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
title_short Confirmation of the presence of Hestina persimilis zella Butler, 1869 from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India after 110 years (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
title_sort confirmation of the presence of hestina persimilis zella butler 1869 from union territory of jammu and kashmir india after 110 years lepidoptera nymphalidae
topic Lepidoptera
Nymphalidae
Hestina persimilis
India
url https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/471
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