17Dec 2025

Kerala Leads India in Butterfly Diversity

Kerala Leads India In Butterfly Diversity Western Ghats Why in the News? A new ENTOMON monograph confirms that Kerala hosts India’s highest butterfly diversity within the Western Ghats, documenting 328 species, high endemism, migratory corridors, and extensive host-plant relationships, strengthening the State’s biodiversity conservation significance. This study underscores the importance of environmental impact assessments and …

New Species Discoveries Spotlight Great Nicobar Biodiversity Richness

New Species Discoveries Spotlight Great Nicobar Biodiversity Richness Why in the News ? Recent discoveries of a new wolf snake species and a potentially new bird species from the Great Nicobar Island project site have renewed scientific concerns about the island’s ecological sensitivity, restricted-range species, and rapidly increasing biodiversity findings since 2021. Latest Species Discoveries …

Ice Age Dragonfly Rediscovered in Western Ghats

Ice Age Dragonfly Rediscovered in Western Ghats Why in the News ? The elusive dragonfly species Crocothemis erythraea, believed to have colonised southern India during the Pleistocene Ice Age, has been rediscovered in the high-altitude regions of the Western Ghats after decades of misidentification with the more common Crocothemis servilia. Rediscovery in Western Ghats: Initial …

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Kerala Leads India in Butterfly Diversity

New Species Discoveries Spotlight Great Nicobar Biodiversity Richness

Ice Age Dragonfly Rediscovered in Western Ghats

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