Mithila lichenosa

Mithila lichenosa is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Mithila of the family Erebidae. It is endemic to the border area of southern and northern Nepal, and is found in the Janakpur Zone.^[1] Both the genus and species were first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.^[2][3][4]

Mithila lichenosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Calpinae
Genus:	Mithila Moore, 1882
Species:	M. lichenosa
Binomial name
Mithila lichenosa Moore, 1882