Coimbatore: Insects have little business in an airport. However, the Coimbatore International Airport is an exception where vivid hues and striking patterns of butterflies welcome passengers from Monday.
An initiative by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and ‘Act for Butterflies’, the airport terminal sports stickers of 100 butterflies commonly seen in Coimbatore and nearby districts such as the Nilgiris.
“Besides beautifying the airport terminal with colourful stickers, this is an effort to increase awareness of butterflies and the need to conserve them. We chose stickers of 100 butterflies that are widely seen in the region, including Common banded peacock, Tamil yeoman, Tamil lacewing, Indian sunbeam and Crimson rose, to adorn the walls of the airport,” says Mohan Prasath of ‘Act for Butterflies’.
Tamil Yeoman or Tamil Maravan (Cirrochroa thais) was recently declared the State butterfly of Tamil Nadu. Common banded peacock (Papilio crino) was in the race for State butterfly.
07/08/19 Wilson Thomas/The Hindu
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An initiative by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and ‘Act for Butterflies’, the airport terminal sports stickers of 100 butterflies commonly seen in Coimbatore and nearby districts such as the Nilgiris.
“Besides beautifying the airport terminal with colourful stickers, this is an effort to increase awareness of butterflies and the need to conserve them. We chose stickers of 100 butterflies that are widely seen in the region, including Common banded peacock, Tamil yeoman, Tamil lacewing, Indian sunbeam and Crimson rose, to adorn the walls of the airport,” says Mohan Prasath of ‘Act for Butterflies’.
Tamil Yeoman or Tamil Maravan (Cirrochroa thais) was recently declared the State butterfly of Tamil Nadu. Common banded peacock (Papilio crino) was in the race for State butterfly.
07/08/19 Wilson Thomas/The Hindu
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