Filling the distributional gap of Celaenorrhinus pyrrha de Nicéville, 1889 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Tagiadinae) in the Himalayas

Authors

  • Sajan K.C.

Abstract

Celaenorrhinus pyrrha de Nicéville, 1889 is recorded for the first time from central Nepal. Three individuals were recorded in March and November, 2021 from 800–930 meters elevation in Pokhara, Kaski District. The species was recorded previously from Uttarakhand in the West Himalayas and Sikkim to Yunnan in the East Himalayas. Its distribution record, however, was missing from the central Himalayas. This new record is proposed to fill the distributional gap for this species in the central Himalayas. The identification is based on external morphology and the morphology of male genitalia.

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2023-08-16