TNPSC Thervupettagam

Chiretolpis erubescens

July 3 , 2024 10 hrs 0 min 11 0
  • Rare moth endemic to Western Ghats was ‘rediscovered’ in Nilgiris after 132 years.
  • It was first recorded by British entomologist George Francis Hampton in 1891.
  • The butterfly relies on species of viola plants that usually populate wetland areas.

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