Subspecies in India
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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The historically well-known range of Lethe ramadeva in India is Sikkim. This appears to be the first record of the species from Arunachal Pradesh, and the species likely occurs all along the mid-elevations in the Eastern Himalaya.
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
This is a very rare species that is known only from a few localities. Modern records are scarce. It occurs in mixed subtropical evergreen forests at mid-elevations.
This species has so far been recorded from Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal within Indian limits.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
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| Delhi | |||||||||||||
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| Gujarat | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
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| Kerala | |||||||||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
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| Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | |||||||||||||
| Sikkim | |||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||
| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Lethe ramadeva (de Nicéville, 1887) – Single Silverstripe. 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/index.php/lethe-ramadeva, accessed 2025/11/06.