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Aglais kaschmirensis (Indian Tortoiseshell)
Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date:November 24, 2014Pic: Shital Pradhan |
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Aglais kaschmirensis (Indian Tortoiseshell)
Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date:December 14, 2014Pic: Shital Pradhan |
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Aglais
Species:
A.
caschmirensis
Binomial name: Aglais caschmirensis (Kollar, 1848)
Other Names: Indian Tortoiseshell
Special feature: There
are 3 species found in Himalaya.
Aglais caschmirensis are found
across the foothills of the Himalaya from Kashmir to Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet.