Moths of the family Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea) from Bhutan with six new generic and 12 new species records

The present paper provides a checklist of 51 species in 37 genera of moths belonging to the family Limacodidae from Bhutan, of which, six genera, Setora Walker, 1855, Tennya Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Iraga Matsumura, 1927, Vanlangia Solovyev & Witt 2009, Sansarea Solovyev & Witt, 2009, and...

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Main Authors: Jatishwor Singh Irungbam, Meenakshi Singh Chib, Alexey V. Solovyev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2017-02-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2443
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Summary:The present paper provides a checklist of 51 species in 37 genera of moths belonging to the family Limacodidae from Bhutan, of which, six genera, Setora Walker, 1855, Tennya Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Iraga Matsumura, 1927, Vanlangia Solovyev & Witt 2009, Sansarea Solovyev & Witt, 2009, and Belippa Walker, 1865 are reported for the first time from Bhutan, and 12 species, Setora postornata (Hampson, 1900), Setora fletcheri Holloway, 1987, Scopelodes testacea Butler, 1886, Thosea magna Hering, 1931, Miresa fulgida Wileman, 1910, Susica himalayana Holloway, 1982, Tennya propolia (Hampson, 1900), Iraga rugosa (Wileman, 1911), Cheromettia ferruginea (Moore, 1877), Vanlangia uniformis (Hering, 1931), Sansarea circulifera (Hering, 1933) and Belippa horrida Walker, 1865 are new records for Bhutan.  The study was conducted at Tsirang, Dagana and Sarpang districts of Bhutan from 2013 to 2015.
ISSN:0974-7893
0974-7907