Subspecies in India
(1) Cepora nadina nadina (Lucas, 1852) – Khasi Lesser Gull
(2) Cepora nadina remba (Moore, [1858]) – Sahyadri Lesser Gull
(3) Cepora nadina andamana (Swinhoe, 1889) – Andaman Lesser Gull
The subspecies remba is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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The subspecies remba is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| Assam | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
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| Delhi | |||||||||||||
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| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Kerala | 6 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 6 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Manipur | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Meghalaya | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Mizoram | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Nagaland | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Odisha | |||||||||||||
| Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | |||||||||||||
| Sikkim | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 19 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 9 |
Capparis baducca (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Capparis cleghornii (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Capparis moonii (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Capparis roxburghii (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Capparaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Page citation
Kunte, K., K. Saji, H. Ogale & Prashanth S. N. 2024. Cepora nadina (Lucas, 1852) – Lesser Gull. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/cepora-nadina, accessed 2024/04/16.