Additions to the moth (Lepidoptera) fauna of India from the eastern Himalaya and northeastern region

Abstract

Ten moth species, Monema coralina Dudgeon, 1895, Paralbara watsoni (Holloway, 1976), Phalera eminens Schintlmeister, 1997, Phalera argenteolepis Schintlmeister, 1997, Striatella nigralba (Hampson, 1894), Stigmatophora roseivena (Hampson, 1894), Tamba lala (Swinhoe, 1900), Mosopia kononenkoi Holloway, 2008, Chloroplaga pallida Warren, 1916 and Somatina densifasciaria Inoue, 1992 are reported here as new species records for India from the eastern Himalaya and northeastern region based on museum specimens and genitalia dissections. Recent records of an additional three species, Chalcosiopsis variata Swinhoe, 1894, Macrobrochis flavicincta Hampson, 1905 and Striatella pluma (Černý, 2009) that have only a few published records from India, are also presented. These discoveries showcase the unexplored biodiversity of the eastern Himalaya and northeastern India, highlighting urgent need to undertake extensive biodiversity surveys and to protect habitats facing numerous anthropogenic threats.