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- Comment: The draft has one source listing state butterflies[1]: it only lists 3 of them though, and even then one doesn't match our article. Fram (talk) 12:53, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.[1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including butterflies listed below.
States
editUnion territories
editUnion territory | Common name[3] | Binomial name[4] | Image | IUCN category[5] |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Andaman King-Crow butterfly | Euploea andamanensis | Vulnerable | |
Chandigarh | ||||
Delhi | Common Rose butterfly | Pachliopta aristolochiae | ||
Lakshadweep | Blue Moon butterfly | Hypolimnas bolina | ||
Puducherry |
References
edit- ^ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ a b "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ a b "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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