Dzongu Butterflies
Blue Duke (Bassaroan durga durga - Moore 1858). The Blue Duke butterfly was named Sikkim's State Butterfly on World Environment Day 2022. View of the Mount Kongchen Chu in Dzongu Nord Sikkim - World Cultural Heritage It is said the pure spirit souls of our God and Goddess, ancestors lives in Mt. Kongchen Chu and that is why we believe this Chu as as our guardian deity and offer prayers every years. Instead, I believe offering is done by all the people of this World butterfly enthusiasts. It is fairly recent, since I began appreciating the fact that our Nye Mayel lyang especially Dzongu, is truly blessed with beautiful species of butterflies known as Thamblyok in Lepcha. During my explorations, I had to acknowledge that Dzongu is indeed a paradise for butterfly enthusiasts. This has been established earlier on by individuals like Isaac Kehimkar who published a book on Indian butterflies, similarly, Ms. Meena Haribal and Mr. Nosang Muringla Limboo have ...