Recently for the first time in our country which of the following States has declared a particular b...........

Geography and Environment (RAS) Biodiversity

Recently, for the first time in our country, which of the following States has declared a particular butterfly as ‘State Butterfly’?

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UPSC CSP Previous Year Paper (2016)

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Arunachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Karnataka

Maharashtra

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Explanation:

Blue Mormon ( Papilio polymnestor) was declared State butterfly by Maharashtra. It is a large swallowtail butterfly found primarily in Sri Lanka and India, mainly restricted to the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, South India and coastal belts. It may occasionally be spotted in the Maharashtrian mainland between Vidarbha and Western Maharashtra.