Yingkiong, May 18: The week-long 1st Edition of the Siang Biodiversity Meet concluded today. 25 guests, including researchers and nature conservationists from different parts of India, namely Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand, this morning are heading back to their homes. 
A  total of 140 species of butterflies,100 species of birds, 300 species of moths were spotted during the event organised by the Gobuk Welfare Society in collaboration with Epum Sirum Welfare Society with the support of Titli Trust, DFO, Mouling National Park cum Wildlife Division and the Upper Siang District Administration.
Rare species of butterflies such as Dark Freak, Brown Gorgon, Yellow Gorgon, Elusive Prince, False Tibetan Cupid, Green Dragontail and Mottled Argus were spotted during the meet.
The Dark Freak is a rare species of butterfly found only in a few parts of Arunachal Pradesh and nowhere else in the world. Another butterfly species, the 'False Tibetan Cupid' was also spotted. In India, False Tibetan Cupid is found only in few parts of Upper Dibang Valley and Upper Siang District of  Arunachal Pradesh, said Sanjay Sondhi of Titli Trust.
Rare birds such as Green Cochoa, Large Niltava, Black-chinned Yuhina, White-naped Yuhina, Slaty-bellied Tesia and Spotted Elachura were also spotted during the meet.
Rare moths, namely Phalera eminens and  Macrobrochisflavicincta were also spotted. Both moths were recently covered in the paper published in Tropical Lepidoptera Research as new records from India.
Asian Glass Lizard and Twin-spotted Wolf Snake were also spotted during the Meet. Both the species are endemic to Asia. 
The team of organiser led by Dubom Tekseng, President, Gobuk Welfare Society cum Chairman Epum Sirum Welfare Society has appealed to one and all to join hands in conserving biodiversity.

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