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In the present study, we report the presence of Xanthia (Cirrhia) icteritia in Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir, India. A single male Xanthia (Cirrhia) icteritia (Image 1) was photographed and collected on 20 September 2021 in Tehsil Herman, district Shopian of Kashmir Division (Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir), at 1,596 m (33.7050N, 74.9400E). This record is significant and important, as it constitutes the first proven evidence of the occurrence of Xanthia (Cirrhia) icteritia Hufnagel, 1766 (synonym of Xanthia icteritia Hufnagel, 1766) in the Indian subcontinent making it a notable range extension for the species into the political boundary of India.