First record of Athyma punctata for the Indian Subcontinent

[Angiud]

During my recent trip in Bhutan I had the lucky chance to meet for the first time the rare Athyma punctata, very peculiar, beautiful and unmistakable Limenitidinae.

As far as I know there are:

Athyma punctata punctata Leech,1890 Viet Nam, West China, Tibet
Athyma punctata prasobsuki Katayama,1989 North Thailand
Athyma punctata zhejiangensis Tong, 1994 China Zhejiang

Not sure if can be a different subspecies or just A.punctata punctata.

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The White-patched Sergeant (https://flic.kr/p/U8F9o1)

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The White-patched Sergeant (https://flic.kr/p/U8F94d)

The location is in Zhemgang area (South Bhutan), at around 1500 mt.

This is the first record for Bhutan and for all the Himalayan range of the Indian Subcontinent.

[atronox]

Nice!! This species isn't very well-known, which goes for many of the Chinese species as well

[Angiud]

Yes, definitely China still reserve many surprises!