Researchers from Titli Trust, National Centre for Biological Sciences and others have discovered a new moth species “Piarosoma arunachalensis” from Tale Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh.
- The study was published in the Zootaxa journal.
- The moth belonging to the genus Piarosoma was spotted during an insect biodiversity survey in Tale Wildlife Sanctuary (Tale WLS), central Arunachal Pradesh.
- Moths are highly diverse organisms and scientists estimate there are 160,000 moth species in the world and about 12,000 species in India.
- Their colours are either dazzling or so cryptic that easily camouflage with their surroundings.
