Sikkim: Blue Duke declared state butterfly
Blue Duke falls in the schedule 2 of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and is a highly protected species of butterfly in the Himalayas.
Sikkim marked the World Environment Day in an apt manner, announcing the Blue Duke as the state butterfly. Of the 720 butterfly species in Sikkim, Blue Duke was selected as the state butterfly securing 57 per cent of the votes in a recent online poll.
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