TNPSC Thervupettagam

India’s second butterfly diversity hub

October 25 , 2024 36 days 245 0
  • Assam’s Kaziranga National Park has earned the distinction of being the second butterfly diversity hub, after Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Butterfly Conservation Meet, the first of its kind, was held in September, this year to check the status of the butterflies.
  • More than 446 butterfly species have been reported from the park.
  • 18 of 446 butterfly species are new in India.
  • This national park is spread across the districts of Golaghat, Sonitpur, Biswanath and Nagaon in Assam.
  • The park is home to two-thirds of the world's Indian rhinoceroses and is considered a UNESCO world heritage site.

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