27. Creon cleobis cleobis (Godart, [1824]) (Broadtail Royal)

Remarks. One individual was recorded at Kameswar village (24°22’21” N & 92°10’51” E, ca. 29 m above msl.) in Dharmanagar, North Tripura district on 01.viii.2016 while resting on grass. In January 2018, another individual was sighted in the same place, nectering on Chromolaena odorata . This species is not so common in Tripura.

Current known distribution. Bangladesh, Myanmar, India (Goa to Kerala; Himachal Pradesh to Northeast India) (Van Gasse 2013; Varshney & Smetacek 2015).