<p>This study presents a checklist of lichen moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) from Mizoram, India, a critical region within the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. A survey was conducted between February and July 2024 to study the lichen moths of Mizoram. These findings expand the known geographical ranges of several species, underscoring the remarkable lepidopteran diversity of Mizoram. A total of 13 species from 6 genera were recorded, including eight species reported for the first time in the region. <i>Miltochrista velona</i> Volynkin et al. 2022 was documented for the first time in mainland India.</p>

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Taxonomic notes on lichen moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lithosiini) from Mizoram, India

  • Malsawmtluanga Hnialum,
  • Chitra Narayanasami,
  • Balasubramani Venkatasamy,
  • Soundararajan Raga Palanisamy,
  • Kumaraperumal Ramalingam,
  • Santosh Ganapati Patil,
  • Amrit Sekhar Mallick,
  • Dilipsundar Natarajan

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This study presents a checklist of lichen moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) from Mizoram, India, a critical region within the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. A survey was conducted between February and July 2024 to study the lichen moths of Mizoram. These findings expand the known geographical ranges of several species, underscoring the remarkable lepidopteran diversity of Mizoram. A total of 13 species from 6 genera were recorded, including eight species reported for the first time in the region. Miltochrista velona Volynkin et al. 2022 was documented for the first time in mainland India.