Open AccessFifty-one new additions to the butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) fauna of Tripura, North-east India
Author(s) -
Suman Bhowmik
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista chilena de entomología/revista chilena de entomología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0718-8994
pISSN - 0034-740X
DOI - 10.35249/rche.47.1.21.04
Subject(s) - pieridae , fauna , lycaenidae , butterfly , nymphalidae , lepidoptera genitalia , geography , ecology , biodiversity , biology
The state of Tripura of North-east India is a part of the Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hotspot and rich in unique biological flora and fauna. The present study is based on extensive surveys done by the author for a period of 5 years in different parts of North Tripura, North-east India. Here, I present a total of 21 genera and 51 species that are new additions to the butterfly fauna of Tripura. These new records include 18 species of Hesperiidae, 12 species of Lycaenidae, 17 species of Nymphalidae and 4 species of Pieridae. These records represent a 20.90% increase in the number of butterflies known from Tripura and update the existing checklist of butterfly fauna of the state.