author(s)
Avtar Kaur Sidhu, PC Pathania and Kamal Saini

abstract
Callindra principalis (Kollar), tiger moth of family Erebidae has been recorded from the state of Himachal Pradesh for the first time between altitude of 2500 to 3400m asl. Its favourable habitat is glacier fed and rare Betula utilis forests where is has been observed in abundance. Koenigia polystachya (Polygonaceae) growing amongst Bhoj Parta forests has been recorded its nectar food plant for the time. The moth pollinates the flowers of its nectar food plant at dusk time.