Ticherra acte acte (Moore, [1858]) (Blue Imperial)

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 : 49

25. Ticherra acte acte (Moore, [1858]) (Blue Imperial)

Remarks. This species was first observed in Jampui Hills while busking on tree canopy in December 2015. Later this species was sighted several times in Jampui Hills but unable to photograph on each encounter. However, on 07.xi.2019, one male individual was photographed in Jampui Hills (24°2’20” N & 92°16’19” E, ca. 329 m above msl.). Another observation occurred in Panisagar, near the Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary. This species is not so rare in Tripura.

Current known distribution. Bangladesh, Myanmar, India (Uttarakhand to Northeast India) ( Van Gasse 2013; Varshney & Smetacek 2015).