TNPSC Thervupettagam

77 new species of butterflies

August 14 , 2020 1438 days 811 0
  • The study conducted by Bombay Natural History Society has found 77 new species of butterflies in the ecologically sensitive forest of Matheran hill station in Mumbai.
  • With this the total number of butterfly species in the forest has gone up to 140.
  • This is the first study in the forest in 125 years after 1894.

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