Most in Assam, Least in Haryana: India's Butterfly Census Finds Diverse Results
3 years, 4 months ago

Most in Assam, Least in Haryana: India's Butterfly Census Finds Diverse Results

News 18  

To understand the biodiversity of India better and map the butterfly population all across the country, 50 environmental organisations came together to conduct an all India butterfly census. According to the findings, out of more than 550 butterfly species across the country, 60 have been recorded in Haryana at six sites. According to Sohail Madan, a member of BNHS, more butterfly species in an area indicates less chemical harm is done to the soil and less air pollution. Among the most frequently encountered butterfly species were the chocolate pansy, common mormon, common grass yellow as well as great eggfly and common crow.

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Higher count of butterfly species recorded in Pachamalai during Forest Department study
3 days, 3 hours ago

Higher count of butterfly species recorded in Pachamalai during Forest Department study

The Hindu  

A recent study by the Forest Department in the lush, green and serene Pachamalai Hills under the Tiruchi Forest Division has recorded a higher count of butterfly species and a healthy butterfly population. A total of 126 butterfly species were recorded during the two-day study that was carried out by The Nature and Butterfly Society in coordination with the Forest …

Dragonfly and butterfly counts to be carried out at city biodiversity parks
3 months, 1 week ago

Dragonfly and butterfly counts to be carried out at city biodiversity parks

Hindustan Times  

The city is set to see a butterfly and dragonfly count this month at various biodiversity parks, with agencies asking volunteers to take part in the annual assessment. In last year’s dragonfly census, the highest count of 25 different species was recorded at Kamla Nehru Biodiversity Park. A dragonfly census, which includes damselflies – members of the odonata family of …

Kerala, T.N. host most number of butterfly species in Western Ghats
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala, T.N. host most number of butterfly species in Western Ghats

The Hindu  

The Western Ghats are home to 337 butterfly species, with Kerala hosting the highest, followed by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. A study published in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society on the updated distribution and population status of butterflies reveals that species diversity is highest on the southern Western Ghats and diminishes northward. However, the lead author highlights …

From ‘Nimbooie’ to ‘Jataun’, Indian butterflies get Hindi identities
9 months, 1 week ago

From ‘Nimbooie’ to ‘Jataun’, Indian butterflies get Hindi identities

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: For most people, a butterfly is just a pretty creature flitting about in their gardens, for they are unaware of its scientific or English name. But those who recognise them by specie, like the Lime Swallowtail butterfly for example, and want to post its picture in social media with its name, will now have an option in Hindi too …

IAS officer shares pic of newly discovered blue-coloured butterfly species in Western Ghats
11 months, 1 week ago

IAS officer shares pic of newly discovered blue-coloured butterfly species in Western Ghats

Hindustan Times  

Indian Administrative Service officer Supriya Sahu shared a picture of a rare butterfly species on X. Picture of newly discovered blue-coloured butterfly in Western Ghats. Researchers in Tamil Nadu’s Srivilliputhur Tiger Reserve in Megamalai have discovered a new species of Silverline butterfly namely ‘Cigaritis meghamalaiensis’,” wrote Sahu while sharing a picture of the butterfly on X. It’s after 33 years …

Study identifies 37 rare moth species in Kerala, three first time in India
1 year, 1 month ago

Study identifies 37 rare moth species in Kerala, three first time in India

The Hindu  

A recent study by an entomology researcher identified 37 rare moth species in Kerala. Swafvan K., formerly with the Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode, recorded the rare moth species during a two-year-long survey from 2018. Dr. Swafvan said that the 37 new moth species he identified belonged to 13 families. “When Ashinaga eophthalma was previously reported from China and Hong …

A home to rich and diverse butterfly population
2 years, 5 months ago

A home to rich and diverse butterfly population

The Hindu  

When ‘Tamil Maravan’ or ‘Tamil Yeoman’ was named the butterfly of Tamil Nadu in 2019, it was a credit to years of efforts made by scientists, biologists and butterfly enthusiasts who painstakingly observed, documented and put together their thoughts in butterfly conservation in the Tamil landscape. Tamil Nadu’s unique diverse landscape — which comprises the scrub, deciduous, evergreen to montane …

The ‘Butterflies of Tamil Nadu’ introduces you to 90 commonly found butterflies in the state
3 years, 10 months ago

The ‘Butterflies of Tamil Nadu’ introduces you to 90 commonly found butterflies in the state

The Hindu  

Did you know that the lemon tree in your backyard can be a host for Lime butterflies? The caterpillars feed on the leaves of these host plants to be a pupa, which later grows into an adult butterfly,” says Pavendhan A, president of The Nature and Butterfly Society. The organisation has recently come up with Butterflies of Tamil Nadu, a …

India's 1328th butterfly species found in Rajasthan
4 years, 2 months ago

India's 1328th butterfly species found in Rajasthan

India TV News  

India's 1328th butterfly species has been discovered in Rajasthan during the ongoing "Big Butterfly Month", which is being celebrated from September 5. Butterfly expert and teacher Mukesh Panwar, a resident of Sagwara in Dungarpur district, discovered this sepcies named Spealia Zebra. Panwar, a member of the Vagad Nature Club who has been researching butterflies for the last 15 years, saw …

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