Moths (Lepidoptera) diversity of district Koderma, Jharkhand
Navneet Singh, Jalil Ahmad and Rahul Joshi
The manuscript is about the moths collected from Koderma district of Jharkhand state. Koderma is unexplored as far as its floral and faunal composition is concerned. The information is based on four surveys conducted in July 2012, August 2013, September 2014 and October 2015. A total of 140 species under 106 genera of moths are reported from Koderma. Out of which, 32 species are reported for the first time from Jharkhand. Family Erebidae dominated among all the 17 families in diversity as well as in abundance.