Indian cupid [Chilades parrhasius]
Flora & Fauna
According to the website Learnaboutbutterflies.com, “The genus Chilades includes one of the smallest known butterfly species on Earth - the Madagascan Grass Blue Chilades (Freyeria) miniscula, which has a wingspan of only 9mm.” The website also makes note of the feeding behaviour of the Indian cupid, “They usually hold their wings erect when feeding or at rest, but will sometimes bask with them held half open in cloudy weather conditions.”
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Mymoon Moghul was born and brought up in the IIT Madras campus. She did her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Madras. Mymoon Moghul graduated from Quaid-e-Millat Govt. College for Women, Chennai with a degree in zoology. Following this, she completed her post-graduation in Library and Information Science and Psychology. In 2001, Mymoon attained a doctorate in the field of scientometrics. She has been working as a library professional since 1986. Since 1993, she has been working at the CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai. She is a passionate wildlife photographer.
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