Notes on three species of Palaearctic satyrinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from northwestern Himalaya, India

Abstract

Observations are presented on local abundance, habitat and distribution of three species of lesser known Satyrinae butterflies in India, namely the Oriental Meadowbrown Hyponephele cheena Moore, 1865 from Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh, the Yellow Wall Kirinia eversmanni cashmierensis Moore, 1874 from Handwara, Jammu & Kashmir and the comparison of the Tawny Meadowbrown, Hyponephele pulchella Felder & Felder, 1867 from Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir with its congeners (Hyonephele pulchra, H.astorica, H. Baroghila, H.sylvia & H. coenonympha).

Keywords

• Alpine meadows
• Cedrus deodara
• Himachal Pradesh
• Jammu & Kashmir
• Ravi river
• Satyridae.