Apefly [Spalgis epius]
Flora & Fauna
The apefly is a butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm (it is one of the eight biogeographical realms which extends to South and Southeast Asia and the southern portion of East Asia). The butterfly gets its name ‘apefly’ from the resemblance of its pupa to the face of an ape.
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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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