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Susan Sharma
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October 04, 2011
The subcontinent has approximately 1,300 of more than 20,000 butterfly species known, said Kishen Das, a US-based lepidopterist. That’s about 6.5% of the global butterfly diversity.
However, the problem is that around 100 of the butterfly species found in India are nearing extinction, according to Surya Prakash, a professor at the department of life sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University. “Few are aware of the crucial pollination role
the butterfly plays, which is second only to the honeybee,” he adds.
There’s bad news on that front too.
Read more at
http://www.livemint.com/2011/09/29222646/Lower-pollinator-numbers-heral.html
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