Silver Forget-me-not butterfly recorded in Tamil Nadu for the first time
The Hindu
With this new addition, there are now 318 recorded species in the list of butterflies in the State
Within a span of five weeks, a rare butterfly species, called the Silver Forget-Me-Not (FMN), has been spotted twice inside the Srivilliputhur-Meghamalai Tiger Reserve in Virudhunagar district.
The butterfly was first sighted on September 5 inside the Srivilliputhur grizzled squirrel sanctuary, and was then seen again on October 9 near the Ayyanar Falls by a team from the Rhopalocera and Odonata Association of Rajapalayam (ROAR).
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