Polytremis discreta discreta (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) (Himalayan Swift)

Bhowmik, Suman, 2021, Fifty-one new additions to the butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) fauna of Tripura, North-east India, Revista Chilena de Entomología (Rev. Chil. Entomol.) 47 (1), pp. 35-60 : 43

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.35249/rche.47.1.21.04
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:07DA43A6-7C28-4088-8371-6BB366EDDA4A
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11130242
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F1E917-6E42-6900-12A0-9A96BB51FCAD
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Polytremis discreta discreta (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) (Himalayan Swift)
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10. Polytremis discreta discreta (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) (Himalayan Swift) View in CoL

Remarks. This species is legally protected under schedule II of the Indian Wildlife (Protected) Act, 1972 ( Anonymous 1997). A single individual was recorded at Betlingchhip (23°48’51” N & 92°15’33” E, ca. 335 m above msl.) in Jampui Hills, while busking on a bush. This record was made on 08.xi.2019. This species is very rare throughout the state.

Current known distribution. Pakistan, Myanmar, India (Jammu & Kashmir to Northeast India) ( Van Gasse 2013; Varshney & Smetacek 2015).