Sign In
Learn bits
Ecology & Environment
Mahesh

05/04/23 06:42 AM IST

New butterfly species discovered in Kerala

In News
  • A group of lepidopterists has discovered a butterfly subspecies from the fringes of Akkulam and Vembanad lakes in Kerala.
About Caltoris bromus sadasiva
  • Caltoris bromus sadasiva is the first Bromus swift butterfly to be documented in the Western Ghats.
  • The species Bromus swift (Caltoris Bromus), is a skipper butterfly belonging to the Hesperiidae family of Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies), from the Western Ghats and Peninsular India.
  • Caltoris is an Indo-Australian genus has over 15 species distributed across southeast Asia.
  • Caltoris Bromus is one of them and has two other subspecies Caltoris bromus bromus and Caltoris bromus yanuca.
Vembanad Lake
  • Vembanad is the largest lake in Kerala and the longest Lake in India.
  • The lake has its source in four rivers, Meenachil, Achankovil, Pampa and Manimala.
  • Vallam Kali( Nehru Trophy Boat Race) is a Snake Boat Race held every year in August in Vembanad Lake.
  • In 2002, it was included in the list of wetlands of international importance, as defined by the Ramsar Convention.
  • The Government of India has identified the Vembanad wetland under the National Wetlands Conservation Programme.
  • The Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is located on the east coast of the lake.
Source- The Hindu

More Related Current Affairs View All

18 Aug

Impact of Ethanol Blending

'E20 petrol, which contains 20% ethanol and is being sold by Indian oil refiners, has been much in the news lately. ' India has achieved its target to blend 20% ethanol per litr

Read More

18 Aug

Uttar Pradesh govt want to take over the 150-year old Krishna shrine

'The Banke Bihari Temple Trust Bill, 2025 was introduced in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly recently.' The Bill allows the formation of a board of government-appointed trustees, incl

Read More

18 Aug

Uttarakhand’s Bill against forced religious conversion

'The Uttarakhand Cabinet approved making the legal provisions against forced religious conversion more stringent in the state, including by raising the duration of jail sentences a

Read More

India’s First Ai-Driven Magazine Generator

Generate Your Custom Current Affairs Magazine using our AI in just 3 steps