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Tripura: Wildlife researchers rediscover ‘Ypthima watsoni’ butterfly after 61 years
July 13, 2020

In Tripura, a team of wildlife researchers has rediscovered ‘Ypthima watsoni’ butterfly commonly known as ‘Looped three-ring’ after 61 years near a village called Phuldungsei in Jampui Hills under the North Tripura district.

Head of the department of Lepidoptera conservation & research division of Wild Tripura Foundation, Suman Bhowmik along with Sandip Malakar and Atanu Bora conducted the research.

The Wild Tripura Foundation of Agartala is a Government registered Trust based in Tripura which has the support and helped to study Lepidoptera diversity of Tripura.