COIMBATORE: A study conducted by The Nature and Butterfly Society (TNBS) has identified the Siruvani hills, which falls within the limits of Boluvampatti forest range of the Coimbatore forest division, as a butterfly super-hotspot.
The study, conducted between March 2015 and December 2020, documented 240 species of butterflies including 17 in the swallowtail family, 28 whites and yellows, 72 brush-footed, 69 blues, one metalmark and 53 in skipper family.
District forest officer (DFO) D Venkatesh, who released the study report on Saturday, recommended the forest department to declare Siruvani hills as a butterfly super-hotspot.
If 75 butterfly species and above is found in an area, it can be defined as a hotspot, TNBS sources said.
As many as 325 butterfly species are found in Tamil Nadu.