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New moth species - Arunachal Pradesh

January 13 , 2018 2378 days 1024 0
  • Elcysma ziroensis, a new species of moth, has been discovered at Talle wildlife sanctuary in Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh.
  • The discovery of the Zygaenid moth was published in the Journal of Threatened Taxa, an international journal on conservation and taxonomy
  • Its common name has been given as Apatani Glory, based on the community living in Ziro valley.

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