Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu is famous for its hill resort of Ooty and the Lawrence School and Defence Services Staff College. They are also a habitat of butterflies. The discovery of Nilgiri Tit’s host plant adds to the importance of this region. The lovers of Butterflies have recorded for the first time in India that the Nilgiri Tit (Hypolycaena nilgirica) utilizes a large terrestrial orchid plant (Eulophia epidendraea) as its host plant. The scientific journal, “The Tropical Lepidoptera” has documented this remarkable finding conducted near the Kallar horticultural garden. The researchers Manoj Sethumadhavan, Felix Nirmal Dev, Vinod Sriramlu and Selvaraj … Continue reading Rare Nilgiri Tit Butterfly Found Using Orchid as Host Plant—How This Orchid Could Help Save Endangered Species