&lt;b&gt;Early stages and larval host plants of some northeastern Indian butterflies&lt;/b&gt;

Tarun Karmakar,Bimal Sarkar,V K Chandrasekharan,Sarika Baidya,Rajesh V Sanap,Swapnil Lokhande,Zeeshan Mirza,G.S Girish Kumar,Lightson Veino,Joyce Veino,Krushnamegh Kunte,Vivek Sarkar,Rudraprasad Das,R Nitin,Subhajit Mazumder,Rakoveine Veino

doi:10.11609/jott.3169.10.6.11780-11799

<b>Early stages and larval host plants of some northeastern Indian butterflies</b>

Tarun Karmakar, Bimal Sarkar + Show 14 more

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Abstract

Eastern Himalaya and northeastern India are part of two global biodiversity hotspots, yet the critical butterfly-plant associations and early stages of most butterfly species in this region are poorly recorded. We have reported early stages and larval host plants of 78 butterfly species, some of which are rare and endemic, providing specific information on spatial and temporal details associated with these records. These records contribute region-specific information on Indian butterflies, which may be useful in basic ecological and conservation studies in the future.

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We have reported early stages and larval host plants of 78 butterfly species, some of which are rare and endemic, providing specific information on spatial and temporal details associated with these records
Materials and Methods From 2009 to early 2016 we conducted butterfly surveys in the states of West Bengal, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, which belong to eastern Himalaya, Meghalaya and Nagaland which belong to the IndoBurma region, following the research and collection permits issued by state forest departments
Species identifications were done with these images and voucher specimens using standard identification keys and reference material from the Natural History Museum, London, and NCBS research collections

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Short Communication Early stages and larval host plants of some northeastern Indian butterflies Stages and larval host plants of butterfJlioesurnal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 May 2018 | 10(6): 11K7ar8m0a–k1ar1e7t9a9l. Stages and larval host plants of some northeastern Indian butterflies Abstract: Eastern Himalaya and northeastern India are part of two global biodiversity hotspots, yet the critical butterfly-plant associations and early stages of most butterfly species in this region are poorly recorded.

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