Hi all, I am passing on news of a very exciting recent discovery by Sanjyog Rai of the Bhutan Treebrown (Lethe margaritae) in North Sikkim:
http://ifoundbutterflies.org/441-lethe/lethe-margaritae This species is very rare and is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act. I do not recall seeing any other pictures of this species, or even any other recent sightings. I will be interested in hearing from other people if they have seen/photographed this species. Usha, this is a fantastic sighting, another rare species seen in Sikkim once again. I thought you would be interested to know. With best wishes, Krushnamegh. ------------------------------------------------- Krushnamegh Kunte, PhD Post-doctoral Research Fellow FAS Center for Systems Biology Harvard University 52 Oxford St., Northwest Lab Room 458.40-3 Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Ph: (617) 496-0078, Cell: (512) 577-1370, Fax: (617) 495-2196 Email: [email protected] Other emails: [email protected], [email protected] Personal website: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~kunte/index.htm Indian Foundation for Butterflies: http://ifoundbutterflies.org/ Google profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/krushnamegh -- Enjoy
