The Forest department has sent a proposal to the state government to declare Southern Bird Wing butterfly as the state butterfly.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/southern-bird-wing-may-be-state-butterfly-karnataka
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bosky-khanna
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/butterflies
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmentalists
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/flora
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fauna
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-conservation