- Tamil Nadu have thrown up a new species of ‘silverline’ butterflies.
- It has become the first butterfly species to be described from the Western Ghats in 33 years.
- The researchers had first come across the distinct species belonging to the Cigaritis genus in the high elevations of Periyar in Idukki in 2018.
- Further explorations have revealed the species to be confined to the Meghamalais and the adjoining Periyar Tiger Reserve.
