Rediscovery of the Empress, <i>Sasakia funebris</i> Leech (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Apaturini) after 88 years in India

Rediscovery of the Empress, <i>Sasakia funebris</i> Leech (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Apaturini) after 88 years in India

The sighting of an Empress, Sasakia funebris, is reported from upper Debang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh. This is the first record of this butterfly after almost nine decades in India. Observations on the habitat and habits of the species are given.

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Main Author: A.P. Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2013-06-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/897
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spelling doaj-5f7da45b0dbc48709d59530975ad04342020-11-24T21:51:50ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072013-06-015104514451610.11609/JoTT.o3428.4514-6883Rediscovery of the Empress, <i>Sasakia funebris</i> Leech (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Apaturini) after 88 years in IndiaA.P. SinghThe sighting of an Empress, Sasakia funebris, is reported from upper Debang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh. This is the first record of this butterfly after almost nine decades in India. Observations on the habitat and habits of the species are given.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/897
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Rediscovery of the Empress, <i>Sasakia funebris</i> Leech (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Apaturini) after 88 years in India
Journal of Threatened Taxa
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title Rediscovery of the Empress, <i>Sasakia funebris</i> Leech (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Apaturini) after 88 years in India
title_short Rediscovery of the Empress, <i>Sasakia funebris</i> Leech (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Apaturini) after 88 years in India
title_full Rediscovery of the Empress, <i>Sasakia funebris</i> Leech (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Apaturini) after 88 years in India
title_fullStr Rediscovery of the Empress, <i>Sasakia funebris</i> Leech (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Apaturini) after 88 years in India
title_full_unstemmed Rediscovery of the Empress, <i>Sasakia funebris</i> Leech (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Apaturini) after 88 years in India
title_sort rediscovery of the empress, <i>sasakia funebris</i> leech (lepidoptera: nymphalidae: nymphalinae: apaturini) after 88 years in india
publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series Journal of Threatened Taxa
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0974-7907
publishDate 2013-06-01
description The sighting of an Empress, Sasakia funebris, is reported from upper Debang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh. This is the first record of this butterfly after almost nine decades in India. Observations on the habitat and habits of the species are given.
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