WHITE TUFTED BUTTERFLY

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Context: A team of butterfly observers and researchers have found a white tufted royal butterfly, a rare butterfly species at Kalliyad in Kannur.

Details:

• The white tufted royal butterfly is protected under Schedule 2 of the Wildlife Protection Act.
• The species had been spotted in Agasthyakoodam in 2017 and the Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary in 2018.
• The wingspan of the butterfly is just 32-40 mm.
• Its larvae feed on Scurrula parasitic, a plant belonging to the Loranthaceae family.
• There were eight species of the butterfly. While two are common, the others are rare.

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