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Abstract

The genus Talbotia Bernardi, 1958 is a member of the subfamily Pierinae within the family Pieridae. It consists of a single species, Talbotia naganum (Moore, 1884), commonly known as Naga White, which is a highly uncommon species in India. In order to examine its morphological characteristics, including its genital attributes, a male specimen of Talbotia naganum (Moore) was analyzed from the collections held at the National Museum of Lepidoptera, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. The various male genital attributes of this species have been thoroughly studied, illustrated, and compared in detail for the first time with the commonly found pierid butterfly P. brassicae (Linnaeus).

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Distribution Mancipium naganum Male genitalia Pieris brassicae

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Kaur, M., Sidhu, A. K., & Kirti, J. S. (2024). Taxonomic study of a rare butterfly, Talbotia naganum (Moore, 1884) (Pieridae: Pierini) from Nagaland, India. Environment Conservation Journal, 25(3), 854–858. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.27092799

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