Abstract
pthima kedarnathensis A.P. Singh is reported from near the Gagar Pass, Nainital District, Kumaon Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India.
Highlights
The Lepidoptera of Nainital District, mainly Nainital Town and the Bhimtal Valley, have been surveyed for over half a century
Y. kedarnathensis was described on the basis of wing pattern, which is notoriously variable in this sub-family, subsequent comparisons of male genitalia of Y. sakra sakra, Y. nikaea and a paratype of Y. kedarnathensis confirm that Y. kedarnathensis is different from the two former species
The present record of Y. kedarnathensis constitutes an eastward extension to the known distribution of the species
Summary
The description of the butterfly Ypthima kedarnathensis Singh, 2007 was based on three specimens taken in the Kedarnath Musk Deer Reserve, Garhwal, Uttarakhand from two localities within 10km of each other It belongs to the Y. sakra Moore group of the genus and is distinguished from the sympatric Y. nikaea Moore mainly by the additional ocellus on the hind wing between veins 4 and 5, which is conjoined to the large ocellus in space 5 on the verso surface and is clearly marked on the recto surface. The Lepidoptera of Nainital District, mainly Nainital Town and the Bhimtal Valley, have been surveyed for over half a century. In 2007 and 2009, Lepidoptera of the southern face of the Gagar range were surveyed, mainly at 29026’4”N & 79035’40”E. Critical examination of these and other specimens recorded locally resulted in the following diagnoses
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