Sighting of Palm King <I>Amathusia phidippus</i>, A Rare Species of Butterfly from The Coastal Region of Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India
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Keywords

Amathusia phidippus
Dypsis lutenes
coastal region
host plant

How to Cite

L., R. K., & Alina, S. M. (2022). Sighting of Palm King <I>Amathusia phidippus</i>, A Rare Species of Butterfly from The Coastal Region of Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS), 119. https://doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs/2022/v119/155860

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