4th Moth Watching Camp: National Moth Week 2024 at Takna Village, Kalimpong, West Bengal, India

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Description

Himalayan Nature and Adventure Foundation once again observed National Moth Week — the annual, global citizen science project aimed at encouraging people to learn about, observe, and document moths in their backyards, parks, and neighborhoods. It was held between 20th-28th July, 2024. Accordingly, moth screenings for a team of thirty were organized on two nights (intervening nights between 26-27th and 27-28th, July 2024) within the campus of Mystery Garden, a homestay situated in Takna Village in Kalimpong district of West Bengal.

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Keywords

Occurrence; Observation

Contacts

Purab Chowdhury
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Geographic Coverage

Takna Village in Kalimpong district of West Bengal, India

Bounding Coordinates South West [27.065, 88.546], North East [27.065, 88.546]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Drepanidae, Gracillaridae, Zygaenidae, Nolidae, Crambidae, Noctuidae, Euteliidae, Lasiocampidae, Lyonetiidae, Oecophoridae, Tineidae, Blastobasidae, Ethmiidae, Tortricidae, Eupterotidae, Autostichidae, Cossidae, Depressariidae, Pyralidae, Endromidae, Erebidae, Uraniidae, Lecithoceridae, Notodontidae, Limacodidae, Sphingidae, Bombycidae, Callidulidae, Geometridae, Stathmopodidae, Thyrididae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date 2024-07-26

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