New records and an updated checklist of the family Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) from Uttar Pradesh, India

Checklist Inventory Regional
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Publication date:
23 December 2025
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Description

This study presents the documentation of four previously unreported Hesperiidae (Rhopalocera)species within the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The species recorded include Tagiades litigiosa Möschler,1878, Coladenia indrani (Moore, [1866]), Hyarotis adrastus (Stoll, [1780]), and Telicota colon (Fabricius,1775), all of which were observed and photographed on 23.x.2023 within the confines of Pilibhit TigerReserve, Uttar Pradesh, India. The documentation of these species marks the first recorded specimens of theirpresence within this particular region, expanding the known biodiversity of Hesperiidae in Uttar Pradesh. Withthese additions, the total count of hesperiid species within the Rhopalocera list for Uttar Pradesh now standsat 31.

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Taxon (core)
31
Occurrence 
4

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Keywords

Checklist; Inventoryregional

Contacts

Abu Arshad Khan
  • Originator
  • Wildlife Warden, Endangered Species Project
  • Sector 19, Sheesham Bagh, Indira Nagar,
Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
IN
Ratindra Pandey
  • Originator
  • Manager
UP Tourism Development Corporation Ltd.
  • 216, Ravindra Palli
Ayodhya Road
Uttar Pradesh
IN
Rupak De
  • Originator
  • Ex-Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head of Forest Force
Uttar Pradesh
IN
Taslima Sheikh
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Tehsil Bani
District Kathua
Jammu and Kashmir
IN
Vijay Barve
  • Originator
  • Research Advisor
Nature Mates-Nature Club
  • 6/7 Bijoygarh
700032 Kolkata
West Bengal
IN

Geographic Coverage

Uttar Pradesh, India

Bounding Coordinates South West [28.692, 79.853], North East [28.692, 79.853]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Hesperiidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date 2023-10-23

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Khan, Abu & Pandey, Ratindra & De, Rupak & Sheikh, Taslima. (2024). New records and an updated checklist of the family Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) from Uttar Pradesh, India. Natura Somogyiensis. 42. 13-24. https://doi.org/10.24394/NatSom.2024.42.13

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 16af9507-6ed6-4172-a1bd-220b5e0c291a
https://ipt.gbif.org/resource?r=hesp_up