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Small Woodbrown butterfly
January 23 , 2019
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- Researchers of Sikkim rediscovered the Small Woodbrown butterfly species from Bakhim in Khanchendzonga National Park after a span of 120 long years.
- The Small Woodbrown butterfly was first discovered in Sikkim in 1887 by a scientist named de Nicéville.
- The Small Woodbrown butterfly, scientifically known as Lethe nicetella is named after its brown-coloured wings patched with white round spots.
- It is amongst the smallest members of the genus Lethe, with wings that are up to 50mm long.
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