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Mimeusemia ceylonic
March 14 , 2023
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- Mimeusemia ceylonica, a rare moth species, was last recorded in Sri Lanka 127 years ago.
- This has been rediscovered now in Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli.
- George Hampson recorded Mimeusemia ceylonica at Thirukonamalai in Sri Lanka in 1893.
- It was not recorded elsewhere across the world since then.
- This is the first time this moth species is being recorded in India.
- Mimeusemia ceylonica species belonging to the subfamily Agaristinae and family Noctuidae.
- It was first sighted in India during a moth survey conducted by Thalavai Pandi in 2020 at the Agasthyamalai Community-based Conservation Centre (ACCC).
- ACCC situated in the buffer zone of Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) in Tirunelveli district.
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