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UPSC 2016: Recently, for the first time in our country, which of the following States has declared a particular butterfly as ‘State Butterfly’?
(a)Arunachal Pradesh
(b)Himachal Pradesh
(c)Karnataka
(d)Maharashtra
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In June 2015 Maharashtra declared the Blue Mormon (Papilio polymnestor) as its ‘State Butterfly’, becoming the first Indian State to accord such status to a butterfly. The other listed States had not made any such declaration, so option (d) is correct. ([indianexpress.com](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/blue-mormon-declared-state-butterfly/lite/?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2016, GS Paper 1, as Question 90. It falls under Environment & Ecology > Biodiversity & Conservation.
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