Who is the author of book The Book of Indian Butterflies says that the Marbled Map (Cyrestis cocles) is listed as a rare butterfly species.

2016

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Who is the author of book ‘The Book of Indian Butterflies’ says that the Marbled Map (Cyrestis cocles) is listed as a rare butterfly species.

A	Henry David Thoreau
B	Clifford Geertz
C	Nigel Lawson
D	Issac Kehimkar

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Cyrestis cocles (Fabricius, 1787) – Marbled Map Butterfly. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Kaiser-i-Hind is a rare species of swallowtail butterfly found from Nepal and north India eastwards to north Vietnam. The common name literally means “Emperor of India", and it is much sought after by butterfly collectors for its beauty and rarity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Butterfly Scientific Name Butterflies are insects that fall under the suborder Rhopalocera, from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the story, there are three butterflies-neeli, peeli and lali.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are 20, 000 species of butterflies recorded in the world; of them 1, 500 are reported from India.

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