- A four-ringed butterfly, the great four-ring (Ypthima cantliei), has resurfaced in India after 61 years, according to a new study published by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).
- The butterfly was recorded in 2018 from Namdapha National Park in the Miao range of Namdapha National Park.
- It was identified based on morphological patterns and habitat.
- The species was last reported in 1957 from Assam’s Margherita.
- The great four-ring has dull brown-grey wings with three yellow-ringed eye spots on its hind wing and a large bipupilled apical ocellus on the forewing.
- Ypthima is a rich genus in the family Nymphalidae, with about 6,000 butterfly species.
- Of the 35 Ypthima species recorded in India, 23 are from the northeast.
| Namdapha National Park • It is 1,985 sq. km. spanning in Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh, is India’s easternmost tiger reserve bordering Myanmar. • The park’s elevation ranges from 298.7 to 4,498.8 meters above sea level. • Namdapha is renowned for its rich biodiversity, housing numerous rare and endangered species, including the Hoolock gibbon, clouded leopard, and four big cat species. |
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