Publications

These publications are related to the Biodiversity Atlas – India project on the whole, or individual taxon-based websites and research or outreach activities under it.

 

Sondhi, S. and K. Kunte. 2020. The role of citizen science in studying Lepidoptera biology and conservation in India. Indian Entomologist, 1:14-23. PDF file (1.2MB).

 

Karmakar, T., R. Nitin, V. Sarkar, S. Baidya, S. Mazumder, V. K. Chandrasekharan, R. Das, G. S. Girish Kumar, S. Lokhande, J. Veino, L. Veino, M. J. Rakoveine, Z. Mirza, R. V. Sanap, B. Sarkar, and K. Kunte. 2018. Early stages and larval host plants of some northeast Indian butterflies. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11780–11799. PDF file (4.2MB, has colour plates)

 

Nitin, R., A. Sengupta, and K. Kunte. 2018. Butterflies of Bengaluru. A brochure produced by the National Centre for Biological Sciences, in collaboration with the Karnataka Forest Department and Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Download a sample (1MB).

 

Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550. PDF file (1.3MB, includes a corrigendum).

 

Sondhi, S., and K. Kunte. 2018. Butterflies of Uttarakhand. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh (Dehradun), Titli Trust (Dehradun), National Centre for Biological Sciences (Bengaluru), and Indian Foundation for Butterflies (Bengaluru). x+310pp, all in full color.

 

Sondhi, S., and K. Kunte. 2018. Butterflies and Moths of Pakke Tiger Reserve (2nd edition). Titli Trust (Dehradun) and Indian Foundation for Butterflies (Bengaluru).

 

Sondhi, S., and K. Kunte. 2016. Butterflies (Lepidoptera) of the Kameng Protected Area Complex, western Arunachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 8:9053–9124. PDF file (9MB, includes colour plates).

 

Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, B. M. Sangma, R. Lovalekar, K. Tokekar and G. Agavekar. 2012. Butterflies of the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, northeastern India: I. Their diversity and conservation. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 4(10):2933–2992. PDF file (8MB, has color map and 16 color plates).