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New Delhi, 16 October (Hindustan Reporter). Kaziranga National Park located in Assam has become the second butterfly diversity center of India. 446 varieties of butterflies have been found in it. Namdapha National Park of Arunachal Pradesh is the first butterfly diversity center of the country. According to Dr. Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi, who has been studying butterflies in this area since 2007, Kaziranga now ranks second in butterfly species diversity among protected areas of India after Namdapha National Park. This record is particularly important given Kaziranga's location outside the Himalaya and Patkai mountain ranges.
The first “Butterfly Conservation Meet-2024” held from September 27 to 29 attracted around 40 butterfly enthusiasts from across India, the Union Environment Ministry said on Wednesday. The event was attended by representatives of North Eastern Hill University, Cotton University, various colleges of Assam, Maharashtra Forest Department, Corbett Foundation and prominent members of North East Butterflies Group. The program focused on detailed butterfly records and further dissemination on butterfly status. The objective of the butterfly conservation meeting is to raise awareness about the importance of butterfly conservation in Kaziranga.
A new illustrated guidebook on butterflies written by Dr. Jyoti Gogoi was launched. The book documents 446 species of butterflies recorded in Kaziranga, of which 18 are new records for India. These include Burmese threering, glassy cerulean, dark-bordered hazel blue, Andaman yellow-banded flat, Ferrers cerulean, great red-veined lancer, peacock oakblue, singled, lined flash, yellow-tailed avulking, white palm bob, dark-dusted palm dart, Clavate Banded Demon, Pale-Marked Ace, Yellow Onyx, Long-Winged Haze Blue, Ace Sp and Dwarf Banded Demon.