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Thenmala is the perfect place to enjoy the splendid beauty of the Western Ghats in all its glory.
The researchers discovered the new damselfly from Kanichar, a part of Brahmagiri Hills of Coorg Landscape of Western Ghats.
The Western Ghats endemic butterflies like Red Disc bush brown, Palni Sailor, Palni Fritillary, Palni four Ring and Nilgiri Tiger were observed.
The large number of sightings of birds, butterflies and odonates even after heavy monsoon rains is seen as the outcome of effective conservation efforts.
Spanning 50 hectares with a mangrove spread and the Ashtamudi Lake on the side, Asramam is the site of Kerala’s first airport, otherwise known as the Asramam aerodrome and the Government Guest House, a 190 years old colonial structure built by the English.
This is the first time in history that a species of butterfly was discovered and described by an all-Indian research team from the Western Ghats.
More than 40 such butterfly gardens had been set up at schools, public spaces, and police stations in various parts of the Palakkad distric
Butterfly expert and teacher Mukesh Panwar, a resident of Sagwara in Dungarpur district, discovered this species named Spealia Zebra.
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