{"id":130937,"date":"2026-10-28T13:16:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T07:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=130937"},"modified":"2026-10-28T13:20:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T07:50:30","slug":"orange-oakleaf-butterfly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/orange-oakleaf-butterfly\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Oakleaf Butterfly Set to Become Chhattisgarh&#8217;s First State Butterfly"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Orange Oakleaf Butterfly Latest News \u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chhattisgarh is set to get its first official state butterfly, with the Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus) emerging as the winner of a public online poll.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Orange Oakleaf Butterfly <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a nymphalid butterfly found in <\/span><b>Tropical Asia from India to Japan.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is known for its <\/span><b>remarkable camouflage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With its wings folded, it closely resembles a dry, withered leaf. When it spreads its wings, it reveals bright orange, jet-black and deep velvety blue colours.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is commonly found in <\/span><b>subtropical and temperate forest zones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially in areas with dense undergrowth and ample leaf litter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It thrives in <\/span><b>altitudes ranging from 500 to 2000 meters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is often <\/span><b>spotted near riverbanks,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shaded forest trails, and damp patches where it feeds on fermenting fruit and tree sap.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also <\/span><b>known to mud-puddle.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike many butterflies, the Orange Oakleaf is not drawn to flowers. Instead, it is attracted to rotting fruit and tree sap.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecological Significance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It acts as a<\/span><b> pollinator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Its presence also signifies healthy forest habitats, as it relies on dense vegetation and leaf litter for survival.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/india\/2026\/Oct\/27\/orange-oakleaf-to-become-chhattisgarhs-official-butterfly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Orange Oakleaf Butterfly (Kallima inachus) has emerged as the winner of a public online poll to select Chhattisgarh&#8217;s first state butterfly. Known for its extraordinary leaf-like camouflage, the species resembles a dried leaf with its wings closed but reveals vibrant orange, black and blue colours when opened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":130918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[11191,4],"class_list":["post-130937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","tag-orange-oakleaf-butterfly","tag-upsc-prelims-result-2024","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130937"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":130977,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130937\/revisions\/130977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}