Ziro and its unique and rare species of moths that are spotted in and around lit areas at night.

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly family, both belonging to the Lepidoptera order. Moths form the majority of this order and about 10 times the number of species of butterfly. Thousands of species are yet to be described.

Most species of moths are nocturnal, but there are many day-flying moths too. India, particularly the Northeast, is a home to approximately 15,000 to 17,000 species of moths. But of late, the number of these Lepidopteron, or insects with four wings, have dwindled drastically.

Around a hundred species of the butterflies are on the verge of extinction in India.

Ziro is a census town in Lower Subansiri district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It has been a favorite town for World Heritage Site for a number of years now. In a meeting of Archeological Survey of India (ASI) on December 12, 2012 it was shortlisted for inclusion in Tentative List for further nomination to UNESCO for inscription in the World Heritage Site.

Source: WIkipedia, governancenow.com


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