Two new additions to the Lycaenidae of Uttar Pradesh, India (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.796

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Insecta, Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Flos, Rapala, Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh, India

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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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2023-12-30

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De, R., Pandey, R., & Sheikh, T. (2023). Two new additions to the Lycaenidae of Uttar Pradesh, India (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 51(204), 755–760. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.796

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