Two new additions to the Lycaenidae of Uttar Pradesh, India (Insecta: Lepidoptera)
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Insecta, Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Flos, Rapala, Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaAbstract
The present study added two new records of Lycaenidae for the State of Uttar Pradesh, India. Both species, Rapala pheretima petosiris (Hewitson, [1863]) and Flos adriana (de Nicéville, [1884]) are new for the Uttar Pradesh.
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