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Algia fasciata Felder & Felder, 1860 – Branded Yeoman
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Algia fasciata fasciata – Oriental Branded Yeoman
This species was until recently known from Myanmar (Karen Hills southward), Indo-China (Thailand, Laos, Vietnam), SE Asia, and Andaman Islands. Recently there have been several records from NE India, extending the range of the species northwestward by approximately 1,000 km, over several mountain ranges. The records are:
1. A male from Kaliabor, Nagaon District, Assam, 13 April 2011, by Prarthana Mudai (http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=nov2711/at092).
2. A female and another unsexed individual from Malidor river, Sonapyrdi, East Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya, 25 Nov. 2011, by Rajkamal Goswami (BOI media code an947).
3. A male and another unsexed individual from same location as an947, on 10 Nov. 2012, by Rajkamal Goswami (BOI media codes an945 and an946).
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Heliconiinae > Vagrantini > Algia
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Goswami, R. 2017. Algia fasciata Felder & Felder, 1860 – Branded Yeoman. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (eds.). Butterflies of India, v. 2.28. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/2099/Algia-fasciata
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