Range extension of Pelopidas sinensis (Mabille, 1877) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) to Western Arunachal Pradesh

Abstract

Recently, while conducting surveys in the Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary under the mandates of the Zoological survey of India, only one individual of the Hesperiid species, The Large Branded Swift, Pelopidas sinensis (Mabille, 1877) was collected from Lobby, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh on 24th January, 2020. This is the second sighting of this species in Arunachal Pradesh.