Butterflies take to wings in Bengaluru park on Rajyotsava

Bengaluru, Nov 1 : Marking the 65th year of Karnataka formation day, the Bannerghatta Biological Park in this tech city on Sunday released a video on the activity pattern of butterflies.
“The 1.5-minute video was shot by wildlife photographer T.J. Siddharth with Grammy award winner Ricky Kej’s music from Wild Karnataka in the butterfly park’s southern bird wing,” said the state-run zoo in a statement here.
The southern bird wing butterfly, called ‘Troides minios’ is designated as the state insect, as its colours match Karnataka’s flag in yellow and red colours.
“With 140-190mm wingspan, the colourful butterfly is the largest insect of its kind in the country. Primarily endemic to South India, the insect is found in abundance across Karnataka,” said the statement.
Karnataka State Human Rights Commission Chairman Justice D.H. Waghela released the short video on the occasion.
“Butterflies have a special place in the insect world. Some of them named ‘Flying Jewels’ indicate they are beautiful, elusive and fascinating,” said the park on its website.