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Maharashtra has become the first State in the country to have a ‘State butterfly.’
About Blue Mormon
[Source: The Hindu]
Maharashtra has become the first State in the country to have a ‘State butterfly.’
Source: The Hindu |
About Blue Mormon
- Blue Mormon is a large, swallowtail butterfly found primarily in Sri Lanka and India, mainly restricted to the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, South India and coastal belts.
- It may occasionally be spotted in the Maharashtrian mainland between Vidarbha and Western Maharashtra.
- It is reportedly the second largest butterfly found in India, just smaller than the southern birdwing.
[Source: The Hindu]
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