After studying the avian visitors for six months, members of Madurai Nature Forum (MNF) have now turned towards butterflies following studies conducted in Chennai, Salem, Coimbatore and recently Rajapalayam. The first part of the butterfly study was conducted last week at Alagar hills, in which MNF members identified over 40 species of the colourful winged insects. “We expect to document around 150 species in the hills,” says N.Raveendran, who during his bird walks in various pockets around the city has already documented around 70 species. In Tamil Nadu, there are nearly 300 species of butterflies, says Pavendhan Appavu, founder of Tamil Nadu...
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