Abstract
The genus Euaspa Moore, 1884 (Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Theclini) of Zephyrus Hairstreak butterflies is represented by 14 species worldwide. Among these, four species were recorded from the Indian mainland. In this paper, E. motokii Koiwaya, 2002, previously known only from the Kachin State of Myanmar, is reported for the first time from Arunachal Pradesh in India. Also, E. mikamii Koiwaya, 2002 is recorded for the second time from India since the collection of the holotype in 1991 from the eastern Himalaya.
Highlights
Note Notes on the hairstreak butterflies Euaspa Moore, 1884 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) with new distribution records to the Indian eastern Himalaya
The centre of origin of zephyrus hairstreaks is in the temperate zone of eastern Asia, whereas the maximum species richness and endemism are reported from the Sino-Himalayan and Sino-Japanese sub-regions (Zhuang et al 2018)
The species of Euaspa are distributed in the Himalaya and eastern
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