2023
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Question
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In which state of India has the rare moth species Mimeusemia ceylonica been spotted for the first time?
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West Bengal
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Rajasthan
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Tamil Nadu
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Gujarat
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mimeusemia ceylonica was spotted by Thalavaipandi Subbaiah during a moth survey at the Agasthyamalai Community-based Conservation Centre (ACCC) in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu1.
Detailed explanation-2: -Researchers from Tamil Nadu have spotted a rare moth species for the first time in India named “Mimeusemia ceylonica” in the buffer zone of the Kalakkad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR).
Detailed explanation-3: -Mimeusemia ceylonica is a moth species belonging to the subfamily Agaristinae and family Noctuidae. It was first illustrated and described by English entomologist George Hampson in 1893.
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