New locality record of the Lofty bath white butterfly Pontia callidice (Hübner, 1800) in Nepal

Sanej Prasad Suwal; Krishna Dev Hengaju; Naresh Kusi

doi:10.3126/njz.v5i2.42037

New locality record of the Lofty bath white butterfly Pontia callidice (Hübner, 1800) in Nepal

Authors

Sanej Prasad Suwal Butterfly Watchers Nepal, Bhaktapur, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5370-2087
Krishna Dev Hengaju IUCN Nepal, Lalitpur, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7994-085X
Naresh Kusi Resources Himalaya Foundation, Lalitpur, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3485-8959

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njz.v5i2.42037

Keywords:

Distribution record, Pieridae, Pontia callidice, Trans-Himalaya, Upper Humla

Abstract

Lofty bath white Pontia callidice is a little-known butterfly of Nepal, reported only from Darchula district, Far Western Nepal. We recorded the new distribution eastward of this species 166 km N-E far from its previous range in Talung and Gyaukhola Valley of Upper Humla in July 2017 at elevations between 4400 to 4829 m above sea level. This is also the highest elevation record of this species.

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Published

2021-12-31

How to Cite

Suwal, S. P., Hengaju, K. D., & Kusi, N. (2021). New locality record of the Lofty bath white butterfly Pontia callidice (Hübner, 1800) in Nepal. Nepalese Journal of Zoology, 5(2), 90–93. https://doi.org/10.3126/njz.v5i2.42037