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VOL. 9, ISSUE 5 (2024)
Diversity of moths in indalwai reserve forest area, Nizamabad district, Telangana, India
Authors
K Vanaja, T Malsoor, S Radhika, Afsha, G Sumanjali
Abstract
Moths are primarily nocturnal, potentially bio-indicators, global,
agricultural pests, and nighttime pollinators. For the moth fauna in the
Indalwai forest, the current study will be the first to report on species
diversity, species composition, abundance, and distributional pattern. In the
year 2023, a comprehensive survey was carried out in the forest area of
Indalwai and its environs from September to December. In the course of the
investigation, we identified 36 species from 36 genera and 9 families. The
Erebidae family was the most dominant of the nine moth families that have been
identified. The Crambidae family came in second, followed by the Geometridae in
third and Sphingidae family in fourth place. The fifth place was occupied by
Saturnidae and Nolidae families. And from the Uraniidae, Cossidae, and
Noctuidae families, only one species was found.
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Pages:18-23
How to cite this article:
K Vanaja, T Malsoor, S Radhika, Afsha, G Sumanjali "Diversity of moths in indalwai reserve forest area, Nizamabad district, Telangana, India". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 9, Issue 5, 2024, Pages 18-23
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