Migratory butterflies return from Wayanad

Migratory butterflies are on their return this year from Wayanad is usually complete before the onset of monsoons. A study on these migratory butterflies is being conducted led by the Ferns Naturalist Society in Wayanad.

Wayanad: The migratory butterflies which come in search of colder climates to places along the Western Ghats in Kerala are on their return, this year.

The reverse migration of these butterflies which reach Wayanad every year is usually complete before the onset of monsoons.

As many as 46 different types of butterflies, including Blue tiger butterflies and Common Indian Crow butterflies (Neelakkaduva and Arali shalabham in Malayalam), migrate to Wayanad in search of colder climates every year.

These butterflies reach Kerala’s Western Ghat region from the plain lands and the Eastern Ghats in South India.

The migration of these butterflies covers many hundreds of kilometres. A study on these migratory butterflies is being conducted led by the Ferns Naturalist Society in Wayanad.