Hyderabad: City entomologists have expressed concern over the dwindling number of butterflies in the state.
Considered as the indicators of a healthy eco-system, the number of butterfly species have come down gradually from 116, as recorded last in October 2012, to just 35 this year.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/butterfly-numbers-falling-andhra-pradesh
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kruthi-gonwar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-chronicle-hyderabad
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hyderabad-t
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/butterflies
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mahavir-harina-vanasthali-np
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity