Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], November 3 (ANI): In a major discovery for local butterfly experts, the known distribution of the Black-spot Royal ( Tajuria luculentus ) has been extended to Sikkim, further enriching the State's already remarkable butterfly diversity. The state has now joined Manipur and Meghalaya,

The finding was published in the March-June 2025 issue of the quarterly newsletter Bionotes, released by the Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal in Uttarakhand, last month.

Sikkim-based butterfly researchers, Sonam Wangchuk Lepcha, Monish Kumar Thapa, Sonam Pintso Sherpa, and Nosang M. Limboo contributed to the study, which reports the first confirmed record of the Black-spot Royal from the state.

According to the newsletter, Black-spot Royal ( Tajuria luculentus ) had previousl

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