{"id":108026,"date":"2026-06-13T13:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T07:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=108026"},"modified":"2026-06-13T14:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T09:16:42","slug":"chonala-albistricta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/chonala-albistricta\/","title":{"rendered":"Chonala albistricta"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Chonala albistricta Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers recently discovered a new butterfly species named Chonala albistricta in Arunachal Pradesh. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Chonala albistricta<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chonala albistricta, or <\/span><b>Narrow-banded Wall,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a new species of <\/span><b>butterfly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered at Mayodia Pass in the<\/span><b> Lower <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dibang-river\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dibang Valley<\/a> district of Arunachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It belongs to the <\/span><b>genus Chonala,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a small group of <\/span><b>mountain butterflies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found in <\/span><b>high-elevation regions of the Himalayas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>neighbouring parts of Asia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>tenth known species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the genus Chonala worldwide and only the <\/span><b>second species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the genus <\/span><b>recorded in India.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species has been <\/span><b>named after the distinctly narrow, unevenly bent white band on its forewing.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This <\/span><b>high-altitude butterfly <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">species is notoriously difficult to study as they occur in<\/span><b> small populations, fly for only a brief period<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> each year (June to August), and inhabit remote mountain passes that are often challenging to access.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species <\/span><b>breeds only once a year.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easternmirrornagaland.com\/new-butterfly-species-discovered-in-arunachal-pradesh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>EM<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chonala albistricta, or Narrow-banded Wall, is a new species of butterfly. 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