• Venue: Wakro Valley & Kamlang Tiger Reserve & Wildlife Sanctuary, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.
• Biodiversity highlight: 235 butterfly species recorded, including 35 rare/uncommon species.
• Next host: 9th NEBM announced for Ultapani Rainforest (BTC, Assam) next year.

What is the Wakro Butterfly Meet / NEBM?

• A citizen–science and conservation meet that combines field documentation, youth engagement, and community outreach across Northeast India.
• Organisers (2025 Wakro edition): Kamlang Valley Nature Club, Butterflies of North Eastern India Group, and Kamlang Tiger Reserve & Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Participants: ~85, including 35 butterfly enthusiasts from multiple Indian states (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal) and one participant from France.
• Activities: Butterfly & bird walks, nature trails, awareness talks, interactive games, stone painting, quizzes.
  

Notable species (species recorded)

• Swinhoe’s Flat (Celaenorrhinus zea)
• White Dragontail (Lamproptera curius)
• Green Dragontail (Lamproptera meges)
• Columbine (Stiboges nymphidia)
• Nagatree Brown (Lethe naga)
• Gray Commodore (Bhagadatta austenia austenia)
• Sergeant Major (Abrota ganga)
• Dusky Diadem (Ethope himachala)

These sightings reaffirm Eastern Himalaya and Lohit–Kamlang landscape as butterfly-rich habitats and important sites for indicator species monitoring.

MCQ (Prelims)

Consider the following statements about the 2nd Wakro Butterfly Meet / 8th NEBM (2025):

1. It was held in Wakro Valley and Kamlang Tiger Reserve & Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh.
   
2. A total of 235 butterfly species were recorded, including several rare and uncommon species.
   
3. The next NEBM will be hosted at Ultapani Rainforest in the Bodoland Territorial Council area of Assam.
   

Which of the statements is/are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer: D