Open AccessNotes on new distribution records of Euaspa motokii Koiwaya, 2002 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae) from Bhutan
Author(s) -
Jigme Wangchuk,
Dhan Bahadur Subba,
Karma Wangdi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.6682.13.6.18671-18674
Subject(s) - lycaenidae , foothills , lepidoptera genitalia , butterfly , geography , range (aeronautics) , distribution (mathematics) , ecology , zoology , forestry , biology , cartography , engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics , aerospace engineering
This paper reports Euaspa motokii, Koiwaya, 2002, a newly recorded butterfly species from Bhutan. Its known distribution range extended from Kachin State of Myanmar to eastern Arunachal Pradesh and is now further extended to the Himalayan foothills of central Bhutan. Currently, Bhutan has two Euaspa species, pavo and motokii. With this record Bhutan now lists 760 species of butterflies.