Endoclita makundae
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Endoclita makundae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Endoclita |
Species: | E. makundae
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Binomial name | |
Endoclita makundae Grehan, Mielke & Kunte[1]
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Endoclita makundae is a species of ghost moth (Hepialidae) described from Assam, India.[1]
Description[edit]
Wingspan ~75mm[1]
Range[edit]
So far only known from type locality.
Habitat[edit]
The habitat consists of evergreen and semi-evergreen forest on low relief topography.[1]
Etymology[edit]
Named for the Makunda Christian Leprosy and General Hospital. A noun in the genitive singular meaning “of Makunda”.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Grehan, John R.; Mielke, Carlos G.C.; Basu, Dipendra Nath; Pawar, Ujwala; Ismavel, Vijay Anand; Rawlins, John E.; Kunte, Krushnamegh (2022). "A new species of Endoclita C. & R. Felder, 1874 ghost moth from Karimganj District of Assam, India, with comments on the genus in northeastern India, and clarification of E. signifer (Walker, 1856) (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae)". Zoonova (16): 1–13. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6026502.
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