{"id":349533,"date":"2025-11-08T14:24:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=349533"},"modified":"2025-11-08T14:24:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:54:34","slug":"siang-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/siang-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Siang Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Recent surveys in Simong village, found six butterfly species new to India.<\/p>\n<h2>About Siang Valley<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_349534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349534\" style=\"width: 317px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-349534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-IE.jpg?resize=317%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-IE.jpg?resize=300%2C231&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-IE.jpg?w=727&amp;ssl=1 727w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-349534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; IE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location: <\/strong>It is located in the <strong>Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>River: <\/strong>The <strong>Siang River<\/strong> (Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet) flows into Arunachal Pradesh before joining the Brahmaputra in Assam.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Importance tribes: <\/strong>Tribe include <strong>Adi (Litin), Nyishi, Memba, Khamba, and Idu Mismi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Biodiversity: <\/strong>It is part of the<strong> Eastern Himalaya Biodiversity Hotspot.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Local communities like the <strong>Litin clan conserve biodiversity through community stewardship models.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The basin consists of <strong>5 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs),<\/strong> vital for conservation of bird populations of species like hornbills.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key protected areas:<\/strong> Key protected areas in the valley include <strong>Mouling National Park<\/strong> and <strong>Daying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora:<\/strong> The Siang basin has over 82% forest cover and is <strong>rich in orchids, rhododendrons, bamboo, and canes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fauna: <\/strong>Twenty-five mammal species, such as the <strong>red panda and the clouded leopard,<\/strong> are under Schedule I, and 26 species are under Schedule II.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Discovery of 6 butterfly species recently:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Litin Onyx<\/strong> (<em>Horaga takanamii<\/em>),<\/li>\n<li><strong>Narrow-banded Royal<\/strong> (<em>Dacalana vui<\/em>),<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tibetan Duke<\/strong> (<em>Euthalia zhaxidunzhui<\/em>),<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tibetan Sergeant<\/strong> (<em>Athyma yui<\/em>),<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tibetan Junglequeen <\/strong>(<em>Stichophthalma neumogeni renqingduojiei<\/em>), and<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mountain Columbine<\/strong> (<em>Stiboges elodinia<\/em>).\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Previously<\/strong>, these butterflies had <strong>only been documented in Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and southeastern Tibet.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recent surveys in Simong village, found six butterfly species new to India. About Siang Valley Location: It is located in the Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. River: The Siang River (Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet) flows into Arunachal Pradesh before joining the Brahmaputra in Assam. 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