Common Tinsel [Catapaecilma major (Druce, 1895)]: A New Record for Butterflies in Chhattisgarh, India
H. N. Tandan *
ISBM University, Chhura, District - Gariaband, Chhattisgarh, 493996, India, S.G.G. Govt. P.G. College, Kurud, Chhattisgarh, India and Biodiversity Conservation Society, Chhattisgarh, India.
P. Vishwanathan
ISBM University, Chhura, District - Gariaband, Chhattisgarh, 493996, India.
C. Shrimali
S.G.G. Govt. P.G. College, Kurud, Chhattisgarh, India.
R. Sultana
Govt. K. M. College Tarri, Nawapara, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
G. Chand
Govt. Danteshwari Girls P.G. College, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India, Govt. Nagarjuna P.G. College of Science Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India and Biodiversity Conservation Society, Chhattisgarh, India.
R. Naidu
C.R.O.W. Foundation, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India and Biodiversity Conservation Society, Chhattisgarh, India.
S. K. Patel
Govt. Danteshwari Girls P.G. College, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India and Biodiversity Conservation Society, Chhattisgarh, India.
S. D. Bervanshi
Govt. K. M. College Tarri, Nawapara, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
P. K. Bhardwaj
Govt. K. M. College Tarri, Nawapara, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
L. B. Lama
Biodiversity Conservation Society, Chhattisgarh, India.
V. Rajan
College of Remote and Offshore Medicine, Birzebbuga, Malta.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
During a field visit to Kanger Valley National Park (KVNP), we had the opportunity to capture photographs of the Common Tinsel - Catapaecilma major Druce, 1895. The species was spotted along the forest trail that leads to Kotumsar cave from Kotumsar Bariar (NH30), the entrance of the Kanger Valley National Park in Bastar. This area is characterized by dense forest habitat dominated by Shorea robusta trees. Notably, the presence of the Common Tinsel butterfly had never been documented in the Chhattisgarh state prior to this sighting, thus marking its inclusion as a new record for the butterfly fauna of Chhattisgarh.
Keywords: Biodiversity, Bastar, Kanger Valley National Park, Kotumsar Cave, Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, faunal diversity