Sighting of <i>Elymnias panthera</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) in West Bengal, eastern India
The Tawny Palmfly butterfly, Elymnias panthera (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), is a Malayan species that is also known from the Nicobar Islands. Here we report sighting of E. panthera from the Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal, eastern India. This is the first sighting of the spe...
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doaj-0b789a70de3e4d308711e1206f89ca542020-11-25T02:41:18ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072010-01-012167067110.11609/JoTT.o2280.670-11135Sighting of <i>Elymnias panthera</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) in West Bengal, eastern IndiaA.B. RoyU. GhoshK. KunteThe Tawny Palmfly butterfly, Elymnias panthera (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), is a Malayan species that is also known from the Nicobar Islands. Here we report sighting of E. panthera from the Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal, eastern India. This is the first sighting of the species from mainland India, and is a possible range extension of the species into northeastern India.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1155 |
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Sighting of <i>Elymnias panthera</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) in West Bengal, eastern India |
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Sighting of <i>Elymnias panthera</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) in West Bengal, eastern India |
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Sighting of <i>Elymnias panthera</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) in West Bengal, eastern India |
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Sighting of <i>Elymnias panthera</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) in West Bengal, eastern India |
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Sighting of <i>Elymnias panthera</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) in West Bengal, eastern India |
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sighting of <i>elymnias panthera</i> (lepidoptera: nymphalidae: satyrinae) in west bengal, eastern india |
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The Tawny Palmfly butterfly, Elymnias panthera (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), is a Malayan species that is also known from the Nicobar Islands. Here we report sighting of E. panthera from the Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal, eastern India. This is the first sighting of the species from mainland India, and is a possible range extension of the species into northeastern India. |
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