29. Pratapa deva lila Moore, [1884] (White Royal)

Remarks. This species is legally protected under schedule II of the Indian Wildlife (Protected) Act, 1972 (Anonymous 1997). On 07.i.2018, a male individual was recorded while nectaring on Chromolaena odorata near roadsides (24°22’21” N & 92°10’51” E, ca. 29 m above msl.) at Kameswar village in Dharmanagar, North Tripura district. This species is very rare throughout the state.

Current known distribution. Bangladesh, Myanmar, India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Uttarakhand to Northeast India) (Van Gasse 2013; Varshney & Smetacek 2015).