ADDITION OF CHESTNUT ANGLE ODONTOPTILUM ANGULATUM (C. FELDER, 1862) TO THE BUTTERFLY FAUNA OF UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA

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  • TASLIMA SHEIKH Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University

Keywords:

Hesperiidae; Lantana camara; Hesperiidae; New addition; Skipper.

Abstract

Odontoptilum angulatum (C. Felder, 1862) Chestnut Angle a new addition to the butterfly checklist of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. This butterfly species is sighted on 01, September, 2021 in Sunjwan area of Jammu district. On the observation of this butterfly in Jammu district, now Jammu and Kashmir has now total 310 species of butterflies.

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2021-11-01

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SHEIKH, T. (2021). ADDITION OF CHESTNUT ANGLE ODONTOPTILUM ANGULATUM (C. FELDER, 1862) TO THE BUTTERFLY FAUNA OF UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA. LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS, 141, 7–11. Retrieved from https://petsd.org/ojs/index.php/lifesciencesleaflets/article/view/1624

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Vol. 141 (2021): Vol. 141 (2021): 1st NOVEMBER, 2021……………………...ISSN 0976 - 1098(On Line) ISSN 2277 - 4297(Print)

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