ZIRO, Sep 7: A four-day recce of Tale Wildlife Sanctuary as a part of the preparation for the forthcoming Ziro Butterfly Meet concluded today. The participants included members of NgunuZiro, wildlife staff of the sanctuary and students from Bongaigaon, Assam. Parts of Tale wildlife sanctuary including Tarin Tiibey Khoke Pass, Pange valley and Diinchi Dintii Padiñko were covered during the recce.
The team checklisted 36 species of butterflies and spotted about two dozen beautiful Bhutan Glory fluttering around despite torrential rain. Kaiser-i-Hind, the proposed State Butterfly of Arunachal Pradesh was photographed for the second time this season, the first being in May this year. In addition, a female species of the Eastern Courtier was photographed too. This is for the second time that this rare species has been photographed live, the first one being during the Ziro Butterfly Meet, 2021.
It may be mentioned that the Ziro Butterfly Meet is an annual event, organized by NgunuZiro in collaboration with the Hapoli Forest Division, Tale Wildlife Sanctuary and the District Administration of Lower Subansiri. This year, the meet is scheduled from September 23-25 next..

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