Abstract
Small Salmon Arab, Colotis amata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) is reported from the coastal (Sagar Island and Haldia) and inland (Piyali) saline areas of West Bengal, India after a time lapse of seven decades. The survey revealed a patchy distribution with a few individuals , signalling potential local extinction due to habitat destruction.
Highlights
Observations The species was observed in thorny scrub jungles in three different parts of coastal West Bengal during the post-monsoon months (October-December, 2008)
The first record was on 26 October in the coastal areas of Sagar Island (21063N & 88008E) in the Sundarbans region of South 24 Parganas district
On 29 November, another specimen was recorded from a coastal scrub jungle in Haldia (22003N & 88005E), an industrial township in East Midnapur district
Summary
Observations The species was observed in thorny scrub jungles in three different parts of coastal West Bengal during the post-monsoon months (October-December, 2008). The first record was on 26 October in the coastal areas of Sagar Island (21063N & 88008E) in the Sundarbans region of South 24 Parganas district. A single male individual was first observed flying low over hedges along a roadside. Later it settled on a sunny patch of ground with wings open.
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