Taxonomy and ecology of genus Phlogophora Treitschke, 1825 (Lepidoptera Noctuidae) in Indian Himalaya with description of a new species Author Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran 0000-0002-8038-2517 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun- 248001, Uttarakhand, India & uttaran 25 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8038 - 2517 uttaran25@gmail.com Author Dey, Rushati 0000-0002-8025-4443 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & rushati 94 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8025 - 4443 rushati94@gmail.com Author Bhattacharyya, Kamalika 0000-0002-9518-3449 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & kamalika 589 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9518 - 3449 kamalika589@gmail.com Author Mallick, Kaushik 0000-0001-7376-2776 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun- 248001, Uttarakhand, India & kaushik 11. cc @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7376 - 2776 kaushik11.cc@gmail.com Author Mazumder, Arna 0000-0002-3361-977X Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & arna 318 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3361 - 977 X arna318@gmail.com Author Gayen, Subrata 0000-0002-0200-5361 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & gayensubrata 89 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0200 - 5361 gayensubrata89@gmail.com Author Das, Moumita 0000-0003-2459-4926 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & moumitadas 994 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2459 - 4926 moumitadas994@gmail.com Author Raha, Angshuman 0000-0001-6992-7056 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & adroitangshuman @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6992 - 7056 adroitangshuman@gmail.com Author Sanyal, Abesh Kumar 0000-0001-5948-3180 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & abeshsanyal @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5948 - 3180 abeshsanyal@gmail.com Author Kumar, Vikas 0000-0002-0215-0120 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & vikaszsi 77 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0215 - 0120 vikaszsi77@gmail.com Author Uniyal, Virendra Prasad 0000-0001-5757-6383 Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun- 248001, Uttarakhand, India & uniyalvp @ wii. gov. in; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5757 - 6383 uniyalvp@wii.gov.in Author Chandra, Kailash 0000-0001-9076-5442 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & kailash 611 @ rediffmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9076 - 5442 kailash611@rediffmail.com text Zootaxa 2021 2021-07-20 5004 2 311 342 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5004.2.4 1175-5326 5756730 DBC66538-7A75-404B-9BDF-9E4EA5D2EDEF Phlogophora conservuloides ( Hampson, 1898 ) [ Fig. 7 , 31, 32 ] Euplexia conservuloides Hampson, 1898 , J. Bomb. Soc. , 11 : 443. Chutapha conservuloides (Hampson) : Hampson, 1908 , Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus ., 7 : 493. Phlogophora conservuloides (Hampson) : Yoshimoto, 1992 , in Haruta, Tinea , 13 : 59. Type locality: Sikkim [ India ] Material examined: India : 1 ♂ , Himachal Pradesh , Dist. Kullu, Great Himalayan National Park , Thathi , 31.73912° N , 077.35873° E , 2917 m , 08. IX. 2016 ; coll. A. K. Sanyal & team ; 1 ♂ , Shakti Waterfall , 31.78673° N , 077.47989° E , 2200 m , 27. V. 2018 ; coll. K. Mallick & team . 1 ♂ , Dist. Kangra, Dharamshala , Maniyana , 32.22809° N , 076.28016° E , 995 m , 27. X. 2018 ; coll. A. Raha & team . 4 ♂♂ , Uttarakhand , Dist. Pithoragarh, Askot Wildlife Sanctuary , Gowalghat , 29.91782° N , 080.40010° E , 2462 m , 16. VI. 2018 ; 2 ♂♂ , Jimjhini , 29.92121° N , 080.39719° E , 2627 m , 18. VI. 2018 ; coll. A. K. Sanyal & team. 2 ♂♂ , West Bengal , Dist. Darjeeling , Singalila National Park , Chitre , 26.99126° N , 088.11189° E , 2295 m , 15. V . 2018 ; 2 ♂♂ , Meghma , 27.03270° N , 088.08314° E , 2971 m , 19. V . 2018 ; 1 ♂ , Kalpokhri , 27.07387° N , 088.01698° E , 3000 m , 24. V . 2018 ; coll. K. Bhattacharyya & team; 1 ♂ , Manedara , 27.1147° N , 088.1000° E , 2168 m , 01. XI. 2018 ; coll. A. K. Sanyal & team. Diagnosis: Wing expanse: Male: 32–34 mm , female: 30–32 mm . In forewing, a prominent black speck between subbasal and antemedial line; submarginal line dark brown in colour between vein 7 and vein 3 particularly, otherwise indistinct and pale; prominent black postmedial line which is double above vein 4; medial area with a chocolate brown triangular patch conjoining the lower part of orbicular and reniform, continuing up to middle of inner margin; area between orbicular and reniform dark chocolate brown. Hindwing pale; cilia brown preceded by a fine ochreous line; underside of both wings paler with pinkish tinge; visible postmedial lines. Male genitalia: The main characteristic feature is that the valva is narrow compared to its congeners and is long, pointed, sickle-shaped; harpe short, curved, horn-like, and the digitus small, blunt; aedeagus with two ridges of minute spines in carinal region. Distribution: India : Himachal Pradesh , Uttarakhand , Sikkim , West Bengal , Arunachal Pradesh ( Hampson 1898 ; Kirti et al. 2014 ). Global: Nepal, China, Taiwan ( Yoshimoto 1992 ). Bionomics: Recorded throughout North-Western to Eastern Himalaya, the species is active in the widest altitudinal range among all the Himalayan Phlogophora from 1000–3000 m , in a variety of forested habitats from Chir Pine to sub-alpine. Individuals were active in all the seasons with a peak in the month of May in areas receiving an annual precipitation of 1100–2500 mm and annual mean temperature of 10.1–19.9 ºC.