@article {22739, title = {Diversity patterns and seasonality of hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India}, journal = {Journal of Threatened Taxa}, volume = {14}, year = {2022}, month = {11/2022}, pages = {22105-22117}, chapter = {22105}, abstract = {

\"As most of the biodiversity studies report the abundance and enlist the species, there is severe data deficiency in understanding the diversity patterns. The present study was designed to carry out periodic diversity assessments to understand the trends in diversity patterns of hawk moths. The study was carried out in the northern Western Ghats in Nashik district. Seven sampling stations were identified and periodic visits to these places were carried out over the span of five years (2011\–2015). A total of 463 moths were recorded belonging to 18 species, represented by 10 genera. A new record from Western Ghat, Theretra sumatrensis (Joicey \& Kaye 1917) is reported for the first time along with its DNA barcode. Six diversity indices (four alpha diversity indices and two beta diversity indices) were employed to understand the diversity dynamics. Whittaker\’s plot was generated using the rank abundance suggesting high species evenness for all sampling stations. Maximum diversity was observed during Monsoon. Wani was the most diverse sampling station throughout the study period (Shannon\’s Index = 2.7132\±0.060; Simpson\’s Index = 0.9273\±0.006; Brillouin\’s Index = 2.252\±0.089; Fisher\’s alpha = 10.9472\±1.685). Beta diversity was assessed with the help of Dice\’s coefficient and Jaccard\’s similarity index. Hence, we recommend rigorous periodic diversity assessments to generate adequate information about diversity that expedites conservational strategies\’ pace.\"

}, keywords = {ABUNDANCE, ACHERONTIA, AGRIUS, ALPHA DIVERSITY, BARCODING, BETA DIVERSITY, DAPHNIS, DIVERSITY, DNA, HIPPOTION, HYLES, INDIA, MARUMBA, NEIGHBOR-JOINING, NEPHELE, POLYPTYCHUS, PSILOGRAMMA, SHANNON-WEINER INDEX, SIMPSON{\textquoteright}S INDEX, SPHINGIDAE, THERETRA, WORLDMAP1}, issn = {0974-7893}, doi = {10.11609/jott.7511.14.11.22105-22117}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7511.14.11.22105-22117}, author = {Shere-Kharwar, A.S. and Magdum, S.M. and Khedkar, G.D. and Gupta, S.S.} } @article {22374, title = {Moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Delhi, India: an illustrated checklist based on museum specimens and surveys}, journal = {Biodiversity Data Journal}, volume = {9}, year = {2021}, month = {10/2021}, pages = {e73997}, chapter = {e73997}, abstract = {

\"Background
There have been several recent checklists, books and publications about Indian moths; however, much of this work has focused on biodiversity hotspots such as North-east India, Western Ghats and Western Himalayas. There is a lack of published literature on urban centres in India, despite the increased need to monitor insects at sites with high levels of human disturbance. In this study, we examine the moths of Delhi, the national capital region of India, one of the fastest growing mega-metropolitan cities. We present a comprehensive checklist of 338 moths species using 8 years of light trapping data (2012-2020) and examining about 2000 specimens from historical collections at the National Pusa Collection of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (NPCIARI) spanning over 100 years (1907-2020). The checklist comprises moths from 32 families spanning 14 superfamilies with Noctuoidea (48.5\%) and Pyraloidea (20.4\%) being the the two most dominant superfamilies. We provide links to images of live individuals and pinned specimens for all moths and provide detailed distribution records and an updated
taxonomic treatment.

New information
This is the first comprehensive annotated checklist of the moths of Delhi. The present study adds 234 species to the biodiversity of moths from Delhi that were not reported previously, along with illustrations for 195 species.\"

}, keywords = {ACHERONTIA, AGRIUS, BOMBYCIDAE, BOMBYX, CEPHONODES, CHECKLIST, CLANIS, DAPHNIS, EUPTEROTE, EUPTEROTIDAE, HIPPOTION, HYLES, INDIA, LEPIDOPTERA, LEUCOPHLEBIA, MACROGLOSSUM, NEPHELE, PSILOGRAMMA, SPHINGIDAE, THERETRA, TRILOCHA, WORLDMAP1}, doi = {10.3897/BDJ.9.e73997}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e73997}, author = {Komal, J. and Shashank, P.R. and Sondhi, S. and Madan, S. and Sondhi, Y. and Meshram, N.M. and Anooj, S.S.} } @article {22094, title = {Range extension of five species of hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from high altitude areas of Indian Himalaya with additions to the hawkmoth fauna of Himachal Pradesh}, journal = {Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies}, volume = {6}, year = {2018}, pages = {538-544}, chapter = {538}, abstract = {

\"In the present study the range extension in distribution of five species of moths of family Sphingidae has been recorded in high altitude areas of North-west Indian Himalaya in the states of Jammu \& Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. In the species Smerinthus kindermannii Lederer, 1853 by distance 296 kms; in species Hyles gallii (Rottemburg, 1775) \& Hyles hippophaes (Esper, 1789) by distance 216 kms; Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) by distance 162 kms and Hyles nervosa (Rothschild \& Jordan, 1903) by distance 148 kms, in Himachal Pradesh from their known distributions (aerial distances in mountainous terrain). The paper also reports first time record of three species of hawkmoths from the state of Himachal Pradesh.\"

}, keywords = {HYLES, INDIA, SMERINTHUS, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, url = {http://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/?year=2018\&vol=6\&issue=4\&ArticleId=3894}, author = {Sidhu, A.K. and Nair, A. and Kubendran, T.} } @book {21973, title = {A field guide to hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of the state of Karnataka, India}, year = {2018}, pages = {110}, publisher = {Ekologick{\'e} centrum Orlov}, organization = {Ekologick{\'e} centrum Orlov}, address = {P{\v r}{\'\i}bram}, keywords = {ACHERONTIA, ACOSMERYX, AGNOSIA, AGRIUS, AMBULYX, AMPLYPTERUS, ANGONYX, CATALOGUE, CEPHONODES, CIZARA, CLANIS, DAPHNIS, DOLBINA, ENPINANGA, EUPANACRA, FIELD GUIDE, HIPPOTION, HYLES, INDIA, LEUCOPHLEBIA, MACROGLOSSUM, MALE GENITALIA, MARUMBA, MEGACORMA, NEOGURELCA, NEPHELE, PERGESA, POLYPTYCHUS, PSILOGRAMMA, RHAGASTIS, SATASPES, SPHINGIDAE, THERETRA}, issn = {978-80-88300-03-8}, author = {Melichar, T. and Haxaire, J. and {\v R}ez{\'a}{\v c}, M. and Manjunatha, H.B.} } @article {20109, title = {Genitalial morphology of some Macroglossinae (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from Shivaliks in Punjab, India}, journal = {Entomon}, volume = {31}, year = {2006}, month = {2006}, pages = {15-26}, chapter = {15}, keywords = {FEMALE GENITALIA, HIPPOTION, HYLES, INDIA, MALE GENITALIA, NEPHELE, SPHINGIDAE, THERETRA, WORLDMAP1}, author = {Sood, R. and Rose, H.S. and Pathania, P.C.} } @article {20084, title = {The hawkmoths of Ladakh, Jammu \& Kashmir, India (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)}, journal = {Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo (N.F.)}, volume = {32}, year = {2012}, note = {N.F.}, month = {2012}, pages = {113-115}, chapter = {113}, keywords = {FOODPLANT, HEMARIS, HYLES, INDIA, KASHMIR, SMERINTHUS, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, url = {https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/NEVA_32_0113-0115.pdf}, author = {Smetacek, P. and Kitching, I.J.} } @article {19817, title = {Thirteen new Sphingidae}, journal = {Novitates Zoologicae}, volume = {22}, year = {1915}, month = {1915}, pages = {281-290}, chapter = {281}, keywords = {AMPELOPHAGA, ANDAMANS, CAMBODIA, CATALOGUE, CATE DIAGNOSIS, COELONIA, COMORO ISLANDS, EUPANACRA, HAITI, HAWAII, HIPPOTION, HYLES, INDIA, INDONESIA, ISOGNATHUS, MAASSENIA, MACROGLOSSUM, MADAGASCAR, MALAYSIA, MALE GENITALIA, NEOGURELCA, NIAS, NIGERIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PHYLLOXIPHIA, POLIANA, SIERRA LEONE, SPHINGIDAE, TEMNORA, TIBET, USA, WORLDMAP1}, url = {http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22360$\#$page/339/mode/1up}, author = {Rothschild, L.W. and Jordan, K.} } @article {17995, title = {Neue Sphingiden}, journal = {Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift}, volume = {24}, year = {1930}, note = {Includes a photograph of the type of Nyceryx draudti.; ;}, month = {1930}, pages = {217-220}, chapter = {217}, keywords = {ABERRATIONS, CATALOGUE, CATE DIAGNOSIS, EUPANACRA, HYLES, INDIA, MANDUCA, NYCERYX, PERU, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, author = {Gehlen, B.} } @article {16769, title = {Neubeschreibungen und Berichtigungen der palaearktischen Macrolepidopterenfauna XXXVIII}, journal = {Entomologische Zeitschrift}, volume = {53}, year = {1939}, month = {1939}, pages = {49-60}, chapter = {49}, keywords = {CATALOGUE, HYLES, INDIA, SPHINGIDAE}, author = {Bang-Haas, O.} }