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New Butterfly species in Western Ghats

April 4 , 2021 1205 days 1031 0
  • This is the first time that a butterfly species was discovered by an all-Indian research team from the Western Ghats.
  • A new taxon of Lycaenid butterfly has been discovered by researchers in the Western Ghats. 
  • The taxon belongs to Nacaduba genus.
  • The name of the butterfly species was suggested as Ramaswami’s Six Line blue and ‘Ceylon Varayanneeli’.

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