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 2022[1]
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Endoclita makundae is a species of ghost moth (Hepialidae) described from Assam, India in 2022.[1][2] It has a wingspan of approximately 75 mm (3.0 in).[1] The habitat consists of evergreen and semi-evergreen forest on low relief topography.[1] It was named for the Makunda Christian Leprosy and General Hospital. A noun in the genitive singular meaning "of Makunda".[1]