Lowland forest butterflies of the Sankosh River catchment, Bhutan

A preliminary checklist of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhophalocera) of Mendrelgang, Tsirang District, Bhutan

“…The recorded species belong to 78 genera representing five families and are illustrated in Appendix 1. The present study further appends 45 species of butterflies to the known list of butterflies reported by van der Poel & Wangchuk (2007), Singh (2012), and Wangdi et al ( , 2013 (03.iv.2012, 08.viii.2012, 12.x.2012) at 1179m. This species has been commonly sighted in the neighboring states of northeastern India at Dibang Valley (Arunachal Pradesh) (Gogoi 2012), Namdapha (Arunachal Pradesh), Siju WS south Garo Hills (Meghalaya), Nagaland and Mizoram (http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/425-elymnias/ elymnias-malelas) but no reports from other parts of Bhutan.…”

“…They mainly prefer the shaded areas under the forest. The species is reported from other locations of Bhutan and is common (Singh 2012;van der Poel & Wangchuk 2007). The habitat of the species was from Murree to Sikkim, Assam and Burma and was common (Talbot 1947).…”

“…Previous studies on the butterfly fauna of Bhutan (e.g., Bingham 1905;Talbot 1939Talbot , 1947Wynter-Blyth 1957) are not comprehensive. More recent studies by van der Poel & Wangchuk (2007), Singh (2012), , , have indicated the diversity and uniqueness of butterflies found in Bhutan. However, there are no records of butterflies from Mendrelgang in Tsirang District.…”

“…However, there are no records of butterflies from Mendrelgang in Tsirang District. The nearest records comprise the study carried out by Singh (2012) in the lowland forests of the Sankosh River catchment lying below 200m in the western-most corner of this district. The present study therefore provides baseline 5756 data of the butterfly fauna of a part of Tsirang District.…”

On the occurrence of Common Baron (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Limenitidinae: Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1777) in the Delhi area and analysis of abiotic factors affecting its distribution in India

“…It is present in Arunachal Pradesh (Gogoi 2012), Assam (Gogoi 2013) and Tripura (Majumder 2013). In Upper Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal, it is present throughout the year (Singh 2012). In Dhaka, Bangladesh, it is not rare (Larsen 2004).…”