Butterflies
Rajasthan: Two new butterfly species found
Jaipur/UNI: Two scientists working for conservation of environment and biodiversity have succeeded in finding two new species of butterflies in Rajasthan.
A noted environmental scientist and a field biologist of Tiger Watch Dr Dharmendra Khandal and environmental scientist Dr Satish Sharma working for biodiversity conservation, discovered two butterfly species in the outer part of Ranthambore tiger project area of Sawai Madhopur in the state.
Dr Sharma said that in the outer part of the project area, two new butterflies named Deccan Tri Color Pied Flat (Koladalia Indrani Indra) and Spotted Small Flat (Sarangesa Purendra Sati) have been discovered by him.
Both these butterflies are members of the Hesperidi family.
Dr Sharma informed that the upper surface of the wings of the Coladenia Indrani Indra butterfly is golden yellow on which there are four semi-transparent white spots on the outer core of the first pair of wings.
The back pair has dark spots on the wings. The torso, belly and legs of this butterfly are yellow and the eyes are black. The wings have black cores with white spots at slight intervals.
There are more white spots on the hind wings. This butterfly is found in Bengal, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, North-Eastern India, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. After this discovery, Rajasthan has also joined its distribution area.
The butterfly named Sarangesa Purendra Sati looks very attractive with a scattered pattern of white spots on a brown-black color body. Its rings are white in color but have a blackish top.
This butterfly is found in Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. Presently this butterfly is present in Sawai Madhopur, Karauli, Bundi and Tonk districts of Rajasthan.
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