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Initial Colonization of Red Pierrot Talicada nyseus nyseus (Guérin- Méneville, 1843) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae) in Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya, India

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Sikkim forming part of the Himalaya biodiversity hotspot harbors more than half of the butterfly diversity of India.Since its first records from Uttarakhand two decades ago, Red Pierrot Talicada nyseus nyseus (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) have been reported from other parts of the Indian Himalayan region and Bhutan.We report new distribution records of T. n. nyseus from May 2002 to August 2024 and its initial colonization in Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya, India.We have reviewed past studies on its distribution, habitat, autecology, and colonization.The study also provides future research perspectives to understand better the sub-species, distribution, colonization, and autecology of T. nyseus and their population monitoring within the Himalaya, NE India and elsewhere in its geographical range.

Source: Species

DOI: 10.54905/disssi.v26i77.e7s1763

Authors: Samjetsabam Bharati Devi, Toyesh Sharma, Ram Kumar Rai, Jatishwor Singh Irungbam, Kumar Manish, Kishor Sharma

Institutions: Sikkim University, SRM University Sikkim, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, O. P. Jindal Global University

Language: English

Topic: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: SRM Institute of Science and Technology

OpenAlex ID: W4411556584

FWCI: 0.552

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