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In news– Recently, the species of butterfly, now named the Chocolate-bordered Flitter, was found in Sikkim’s Dzongu, the ‘land of butterflies’.

About the Chocolate-bordered Flitter-

  • It carries the scientific name Zographetus dzonguensis which is named after Dzongu in north Sikkim. 
  • Its closest relatives are Zographetus pangi in Guangdong, and Zographetus hainanensis in Hainan, both in southeastern China, close to Hong Kong.
  • This species is a golden yellow butterfly with brown borders and spots.
  • The physical appearance of the species differs slightly and the internal structures of the males also differ slightly. 
  • Dzongu, a Lepcha protected area in North Sikkim, is a biodiversity hotspot.
  • Its richness in butterflies had already been recorded way back in the mid-19th century.
  • It is bounded by the Teesta River in the south-east, Tholung Chu River in the north-east and by mighty mountains in the west. It borders the Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve.

National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore-

  • It is a research centre specialising in biological research. 
  • It was founded in 1992.
  • It is a part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research under the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India.
  • The mandate of NCBS is basic and interdisciplinary research in the frontier areas of biology.

 

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