Allotinus drumila drumila (Moore, [1866]) (Great Darkie)

Bhowmik, Suman, 2021, Fifty-one new additions to the butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) fauna of Tripura, North-east India, Revista Chilena de Entomología (Rev. Chil. Entomol.) 47 (1), pp. 35-60 : 47

20. Allotinus drumila drumila (Moore, [1866]) (Great Darkie)

Remarks. This species is legally protected under schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protected) Act, 1972 ( Anonymous 1997). One individual was recorded perching on bushes in Jampui Hills ( 23°59’17” N & 92°16’46” E, ca. 350 m above msl.), on 06.xi.2019. Recently in October 2020 eight individuals were sighted at Betlingchhip in Jampui Hills. The species is quite rare in the state.

Current known distribution. Bangladesh, India ( Uttarakhand, Northeast India) ( Van Gasse 2013; Varshney & Smetacek 2015).