| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Authors: | P. Mathew, Anand, S., Sivasankaran, K., Ignacimuthu, S. |
| Journal: | International Journal of Entomology Research |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page: | 114 |
| Pagination: | 114-120 |
| ISSN: | 2455-4758 |
| Keywords: | ACHERONTIA, AGRIUS, CEPHONODES, HIPPOTION, INDIA, LEPIDOPTERA, LEUCOPHLEBIA, MACROGLOSSUM, MARUMBA, NEPHELE, PSILOGRAMMA, SPHINGIDAE, THERETRA |
| Abstract: | "The present study was conducted at Vagamon hill station to evaluate the biodiversity of moths. During the present study, a total of 675 moth specimens were collected from the study area which represented 112 species from 16 families and eight super families. Though much of the species has been reported earlier from other parts of India, 15 species were first records for the state of Kerala. The highest species richness was shown by the family Erebidae and the least by the families Lasiocampidae, Uraniidae, Notodontidae, Pyralidae, Yponomeutidae, Zygaenidae and Hepialidae with one species each. The results of this preliminary study are promising; it sheds light on the unknown biodiversity of Vagamon hills which needs to be strengthened through comprehensive future surveys." |
The moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of vagamon hills (Western Ghats), Idukki district, Kerala, India
Taxonomic name:
Psilogramma vates (Taxonomy), Acherontia styx (Taxonomy), Acherontia lachesis (Taxonomy), Marumba nympha (Taxonomy), Agrius convolvuli (Taxonomy), Hippotion rosetta (Taxonomy), Theretra clotho (Taxonomy), Theretra oldenlandiae (Taxonomy), Macroglossum belis (Taxonomy), Nephele hespera (Taxonomy), Cephonodes hylas (Taxonomy), Leucophlebia lineata (Taxonomy), Acherontia (Taxonomy), Agrius (Taxonomy), Cephonodes (Taxonomy), Hippotion (Taxonomy), Leucophlebia (Taxonomy), Macroglossum (Taxonomy), Marumba (Taxonomy), Nephele (Taxonomy), Psilogramma (Taxonomy), Sphingidae (Taxonomy), Theretra (Taxonomy)