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Endoclita makundae
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Template:Taxonomy/EndoclitaEndoclita makundae
Grehan, Mielke & Kunte 2022[1]

Endoclita makundae is a species of ghost moth (Hepialidae) described from Assam, India in 2022.[1][2] It has a wingspan of approximately 75 mm (3.0 in).[1] The habitat consists of evergreen and semi-evergreen forest on low relief topography.[1] It was named for the Makunda Christian Leprosy and General Hospital. A noun in the genitive singular meaning "of Makunda".[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Grehan, John R.; Mielke, Carlos G.C.; Basu, Dipendra Nath; Pawar, Ujwala; Ismavel, Vijay Anand; Rawlins, John E.; Kunte, Krushnamegh (2022). "A new species of Endoclita C. & R. Felder, 1874 ghost moth from Karimganj District of Assam, India, with comments on the genus in northeastern India, and clarification of E. signifer (Walker, 1856) (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae)". Zoonova (16): 1–13. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6026502.
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