Tourism dept organizes butterfly and biodiversity meet

Tourism dept organizes butterfly and biodiversity meet

MECHUKHA, 23 Jul:  In a bid to promote eco-tourism and conserve the rich biodiversity in the high-altitude region of Arunachal Pradesh, a ‘High-Altitude Butterfly and Biodiversity Meet’ was organized here in Shi Yomi district on 19 and 20 July. A total of 107 butterfly species were recorded during the two-day event. Organized by the tourism […]

Arunachal: Two Rare Butterflies Spotted for First Time in India During Mechukha Meet

MECHUKHA- In a historic moment for biodiversity research in India, two butterfly species previously undocumented in the country have been recorded during the First-Ever High-Altitude Butterfly and Biodiversity Meet held at Mechukha, in Arunachal Pradesh’s Shi-Yomi district. The newly recorded species — Metok Green Sapphire (Heliophorus gloria) and Medog Tufted Ace (Sebastonyma medoensis) — were earlier only known to exist in Hanmi, Metok region …