Urvashi: Birdwatcher Alka Vaidya, 70, finds new moth in Arunachal.

Guwahati: Alka Vaidya, a leading birdwatcher in India, has found a new moth in Arunachal Pradesh.
70-year-old Alka Vaidya, who has been studying moths since 2007, named the moth species ‘Urvashi’.
“I have been studying moths since 2007. I have extensively covered Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. It was in 2017 that I found one beautiful moth that was looking different from other members of ‘Tridrepana’ from the ‘Drepanidae’ family. Further investigation confirmed that this moth was previously unknown to science. The moth was found at Mayodia in Mishmi Hills at an altitude of about 2,200 metres. Due to its intricate design and beautiful pattern, I decided to name it ‘Urvashi’ after the beautiful Apsara in Indra’s darbar. Subsequent efforts to locate other individuals of the species have so far not been successful,” Alka Vaidya told EastMojo.

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