Elcysma ziroensis

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Apatani glory
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Elcysma
Species:
E. ziroensis
Binomial name
Elcysma ziroensis
(P. Chada, M. J. Gogoi & J. J. Young, 2017)

Elcysma ziroensis, the Apatani glory, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. The species was first described by Punyo Chada, Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi and James John Young in 2017. It is endemic to the Arunachal Pradesh, India. [1]

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References

  1. Chada, P.; Gogoi, M. J. & Younge, J. J. (26 December 2017). "A new species of zygaenid moth Elcysma ziroensis (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae:Chalcosiinae) from India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 9 (12): 11060–11066. doi: 10.11609/jott.3419.9.12.11060-11066 . ISSN   0974-7907.