Highest elevation record of endemic butterfly Albulina orbitulus lobbichleri Forster, 1961 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Nepal

Abstract

Albulina orbitulus lobbichleri Forster, 1961 is a rare butterfly subspecies endemic of Nepal. This butterfly has been recorded for the first time living at highest elevation of 4,815 m from the Himalayan region Mustang in West Nepal. This note updates the information on change in the altitudinal preference of this subspecies of butterfly.

Keywords

• himalayas
• mustang district
• rare
• subspecies