The present communication deals with the new records of Sidyma albifinis Walker, 1856, the White-tip Footman, from Doon Valley, Dehra Dun (Uttarakhand) with its synonymy, classification, diagnostic features, differences from allied species, altitudinal range, distribution and host plant.

New Records of Sidyma albifinis from Doon Valley.

The moth fauna of Uttarakhand (Western Himalaya) has attracted the attention of various workers during the past (Hampson, 1892, 1894, 1895, 1896, ; Strand, 1922; Bell & Scott, 1937; Smetacek, 1993, 2008; Arora, 1979, 2000; Kaleka & Rose, 2001; Kaleka, 2003; Dubatolov, 2010; Majumdar, 2010, Majumdar & Kumar, 2010; Sanyal et al., 2011, 2013a,b; Kirti & Joshi, 2013; Singh et al., 2014; Uniyal et al., 2013, 2016; Dey, 2016; Dey et al., 2015, 2017, 2918, 2019; Sanyal, 2015; Garia et al., 2016; Sondhi & Sondhi, 2016; Husain & Ahmad, 2018, 2000; Husain, 2019; Husain & Hasan, 2020; Husain et al., 2020) but no published record on the occurrence of Sidyma albifinis Walker, 1856, the White-tip Footman, from Doon Valley is available except for a photograph from Dhoran Khas by Sondhi in mothsofindia. Earlier, it was reported from Mussoorie (Hampson, 1900; Strand, 1922; Singh et al., 2014; Sondhi & Sondhi, 2016) and Chakrata hills (Kaleka, 2002) in Dehra Dun district. Recently, two good specimen

Husain, A. (2020). New Records of Sidyma albifinis Walker, 1856, the White-Tip Footman (Lepidoptera : Erebidae : Arctiinae) from Doon Valley, Dehra Dun (Uttarakhand). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 12(2): 39-43.