Lebadea Martha febricius, 1787 – Knight (Lepidoptera: nymphalidae), The first report from, Namdapha National Park, Miao, Arunachal Pradesh

Abstract

Present study reported the discovery of butterfly species Lebadea Martha Febricius, (1787) -Knight for the first time in Namdapha National Park, Miao, Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh. Basic morphology of the species confirmed the identification. However, the occurrence is not surprising as half of the landscape of Miao is covered with forest and this species generally confined to forest.

Notes on some rare Hesperiidae from Miao Range, Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

“…Variya et al (2021) reported the occurrence of the Veined Palmer Hidari bhawani Nicéville, [1889] from Namdapha NP & TR, Miao, Arunachal Pradesh. Species Lebadea martha (Fabricius, 1787) is reported for the first time in Arunachal Pradesh from Namdapha National Park, Miao (Upadhaya & Gogoi, 2023).…”