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P-ISSN: 2349-6800, E-ISSN: 2320-7078

Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies

2021, Vol. 9, Issue 6
A study on the moth (Insects: Lepidoptera: Heterocera) diversity during rainy season from Tirora, District Gondia, Maharashtra

Lokesh N Wankhade, Pushpanjal A Bidwai, Rajkumar S Bhonde and Mayuri M Kadwe

A study on moth diversity of Tirora, district Gondia, Maharashtra was carried out during rainy season. A field survey of 2 months from August 2021- September 2021was done to prepare a list of moth species. A total 34 species of moths belonging to 8 families and 17 subfamilies were recorded from different sites of Tirora, district Gondia. Family Erebidae (12 species) was found to be the dominating taxon, followed by Crambidae (9 species), 4 species from Saturnidae, 3 species from Geometridae, 2 species each from Eupterotidae and Noctuidae and only 1 species was recorded each from family Pyralidae and Uranidae. There found dominancy of moth species from family Erebidae as compared to other family while the very least moth species were recorded from families Pyralidae and Uraniidae.
The present study on the moth diversity with a checklist of 34 is the first study on moth in the Tirora of Gondia District of Maharashtra.
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How to cite this article:
Lokesh N Wankhade, Pushpanjal A Bidwai, Rajkumar S Bhonde, Mayuri M Kadwe. A study on the moth (Insects: Lepidoptera: Heterocera) diversity during rainy season from Tirora, District Gondia, Maharashtra. J Entomol Zool Stud 2021;9(6):93-96.

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