Wow this is so exciting. Congratulations Sanjyog for the discovery. On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Kunte, Krushnamegh <[email protected]>wrote:
> ** > > > 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

