ITANAGAR, Jul 28: On the eve of the Nature Conservation Day 2021, R.K. Singh, PCCF and Principal Secretary (Environment and Forest) released a book on moth species of Tale Wildlife Sanctuary. The event was attended by senior officers of the Department and DFOs from various divisions. 
This book is the first ever exhaustive compilation on moths from any Protected Area, i.e. Wildlife Sanctuary and  National Park of Arunachal Pradesh. The book has been authored by Sanjay Sodhi, founder trustee of Titli Trust – a Dehradun based conservation NGO; Koj Rinya – Member Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board and Pratibha Riswadkar – a Pune based research scholar. The book covers more than 400 species of moths with good illustrations and has been designed for use both by experts and enthusiasts.
Tale Wildlife Sanctuary, located about 25 kilometres from Ziro, is well known among wildlife circles for both butterflies and moths. It is home to the endemic moth, Apatani Glory (Elcysma ziroensis), which gets its name from Ziro and the resident Apatani tribe.
Moths are crucial in the natural world as pollinators and play an important role in the natural eco-system. However, unlike their cousins, butterflies, which are relatively well studied, moths are a much ignored faunal group. Perhaps, as they fly at night and on account of the mistaken belief that they are not as colourful as butterflies, moths are not well studied.The National Moth Week, celebrated from July 17-25 concluded last week. This book is another asset for the state and would go a long way in serving the cause of researchers, enthusiasts and tour guides of the state, the department said in a release.

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