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| Sep 29, 2019, 01:41:51 PM | TOI.in
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As part of the third annual butterfly count, 66 new species were spotted by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) in Delhi. Some of the rare species of butterflies spotted include brown awl, Dingy Swift and common red flash. Besides, common butterfly species spotted include plain tiger, common grass yellow, mottled emigrant and common emigrant. Butterflies were counted at 45 locations in Delhi on September 22 and around 700 people participated in the Big Butterfly Count, which was also held in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. In 2018, the volunteers spotted 69 butterfly species, while in 2017, the number was 75. Around 115 species are native to the Delhi region.
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