Butterflies

Question 1

Where & when is striated five ring is found and after how many years?

Answer 1

• Kerala
• in 2015-16
• after 100 years

Question 2

After how many years Nilgiri Plain Ace is rediscovered?

Answer 2

-rediscovered after 130 yrs.

Question 3

under which schedule is Marbled Map butterfly?Where is it confined to generally?

Answer 3

• under Schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act
• confined to the hilly forests of Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bhutan and Myanmar
• found first time in Visakhapatnam

Question 4

Malabar Banded Peacock is endemic to?

Answer 4

-South India(take hint from Malabar)

Question 5

What is the colour of Tree nymph?

endemic to?

Answer 5

large white butterfly with black spots

South India

Question 6

After how many years was Branded Royal seen?where?

Answer 6

rarely seen in India,

• after 130 yrs,
• in Nilgiris

Question 7

What is the colour of Blue Mormon,it’s endemic to which area?

Answer 7

• black-coloured velvet-winged

- endemic to Western Ghats

Question 8

Where is Angle butterfly recently spotted?

Answer 8

Chhattisgarh

Question 9

Where is the only known breeding population of Liliac Silverline?

Answer 9

• Bengaluru
• Found in Aravalli Rajsthan
• Is protected