Acknowledgements

Late Reijo Harkonen

Finland

For his invaluable contributions to butterfly research and mentorship.

Joe Schelling

Albuquerque, USA

For field assistance and sharing his extensive knowledge of local species.

Rebecca Gracey

Albuquerque, USA

For collaboration in field research and species identification.

Kenwyn Cradock

ENMU, USA

For academic support and research collaboration.

Darren Pollock

ENMU, USA

For his guidance in entomological research methods.

Steve J. Cary

Santa Fe, USA

For sharing his expertise on regional butterfly populations.

Mr. J

Mission, Texas, USA

For donating photography equipment.

Marianna Trevino Wright

National Butterfly Center, Texas, USA

For facilitating research at the National Butterfly Center.

Mahendra Singh Limbu

Godavari, Nepal

For local field assistance and species knowledge.

Surendra Pariyar

ANHM, Pokhara, Nepal

For collaboration in Himalayan butterfly research.

Piet van der Poel

Netherlands

For sharing his extensive photographic documentation.

Peter Smetacek

Bhimtal Butterfly Research Center, India

For his expertise on Indian subcontinent species.

Isaac Kehimkar

iNaturewatch foundation, India

For collaboration in butterfly conservation efforts.

Keith Willmott

UFL, USA

For academic guidance and research support.

Vaughn Shirey

UFL, USA

For collaboration in research methodologies.

Andrei Sourakov

UFL, USA

For access to collections and research facilities.

Deborah Matthews

UFL, USA

For access to collections and research facilities.

McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity (MGCL)

Gainesville, Florida

For providing access to their world-class collections and research facilities that have been invaluable to our work.

Florida State Collection of Arthropods (FSCA)

Gainesville, Florida

For allowing us to study their extensive specimens and supporting our research endeavors.

With deepest appreciation from the Butterfly Explorers team

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