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VOL. 8, ISSUE 9 (2023)
Moth diversity (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) in the forest ecosystem of tropical forest research institute (TFRI), campus, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Authors
Sanjay Paunikar, Nitin Kulkarni, Shashi Kiran Barve
Abstract
A preliminary study of moth diversity was
carried out during 2017-2021 in the campus of Tropical Forest Research
Institute (TFRI), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Moths were collected and observed
in and around TFRI Campus during the night under fluorescent lamps,
incandescent bulbs, tube lights and light traps. During the study
period, 159 moth species were identified in the variety of different species
under various superfamilies and families. The species identified belongs to 159
species, 130 genera, and 23 families under 14 superfamilies. Among those, superfamily Noctuoidea was found to be dominant with 4
families with 44 (34.61%) genera and 59 (37.10%) species, Pyraloidea with 2
families 37 (28.46%) genera and 44 (27.67%) species, Geometroidea with 2
families 15 genera (11.53%) and 18 species (11.32%) and Bombycoidea
with 3 families 13 (10.00%) genera and 16 (11.32%) species, respectively. The
family Erebidae (26.41%) was a front runner, followed by Crambidae (23.89%),
Geometridae (10.69%), Sphingidae (8.17%) and Noctuidae (5.66%). Furthermore,
Pyralidae (3.77%), Tortricidae (3.14%), Nolidae (3.14%),
Eupterotidae (2.51%), Lasiocampidae (1.83%), Notodontidae (1.83%), Gelechiidae (1.25%), Limacodidae (1.25%) and Blastobasidae (0.62%),
Cossidae (0.62%), Hybaleidae (0.62%), (0.62%), Drepanidae
(0.62%), Lyonetiidae (0.62%),
Pterophoridae (0.62%), Saturniidae (0.62%), Tineidae (0.62%), Uraniidae (0.62%)
Yponomeutidae (0.62%) were the least recorded families.
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How to cite this article:
Sanjay Paunikar, Nitin Kulkarni, Shashi Kiran Barve "Moth diversity (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) in the forest ecosystem of tropical forest research institute (TFRI), campus, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 8, Issue 9, 2023, Pages 25-32
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