An addition to the known range of Marumba irata Joicey & Kaye, 1917 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in northeastern India

<p>A species of moth belonging to the family Sphingidae, <em>Marumba irata </em>Joicey &amp; Kaye, 1917, was sighted<strong> </strong>in Nagaland and Manipur, reported here as the first records from northeastern India and extension of the known distribution range of...

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Main Authors: Alka Vaidya, Harmenn Huidrom, Irungbam Jatishwor Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2330
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Summary:<p>A species of moth belonging to the family Sphingidae, <em>Marumba irata </em>Joicey &amp; Kaye, 1917, was sighted<strong> </strong>in Nagaland and Manipur, reported here as the first records from northeastern India and extension of the known distribution range of the species westward from its earlier known distribution in Myanmar, and from the south-eastern parts of China and northern Vietnam. </p><div> </div>
ISSN:0974-7893
0974-7907