Biology:Endoclita makundae
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Short description: Species of Moth
| Endoclita makundae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
Wingspan ~75mm[1]
Range
So far only known from type locality.
Habitat
The habitat consists of evergreen and semi-evergreen forest on low relief topography.[1]
Etymology
Named for the Makunda Christian Leprosy and General Hospital. A noun in the genitive singular meaning “of Makunda”.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6026502.
Wikidata ☰ Q5376236 entry
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