The team surveyed the Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary where they identified more than 30 individual butterflies belonging to the new species in an area called Honey Valley
Kodagu, where it was found, lies in the biodiversity hotspot of Western Ghats – home to numerous endemic flora and fauna. The latest discovery highlights the continued potential of the region in harbouring unidentified spe
The discovery, made in collaboration with the Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust, happened in 2021 by renowned butterfly expert Prof Krushnamegh Kunte and his PhD scholars Ujwala Pawar and Viraj Nawge,”
National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)
The researchers found five male and four female specimens of the conjoined silverline butterfly in Honey valley, Kodagu district of Karnataka. They published their findings in the journal Zootaxa.
On the upperside, nearly half of the top wing is black, and there’s a shiny blue colour on the lower wings. There’s an orange patch with two black spots on the lower wings. The outer edge of the top wing doesn’t have any orange markings.
