| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Authors: | R. Prajapat, Meena, P., Kumawat, N., Tadav, M., Meena, S. |
| Journal: | International Journal of Entomology Research |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Issue: | 10 |
| Start Page: | 103 |
| Pagination: | 103-108 |
| Date Published: | 14/10/2024 |
| Keywords: | ACHERONTIA, AGRIUS, INDIA, WORLDMAP1 |
| Abstract: | "The Lepidopterans are cosmopolitan, phytophagous, holometabolous, scale winged insects that comprises butterflies and moths. The Lepidopteran diversity of the University of Rajasthan campus that situated near Aravalli range, Rajasthan was accessed from March 2021 to February 2022, using random visual encounter method during morning hours of day. A total of 57 species of belonging to 45 genera of 11 families under 6 superfamilies of two suborders was observed. Out of these, 42 species belong from Rhopalocera, and remaining 15 were from Heterocera that constitutes 39.04% of total lepidopteran species. The Nymphalidae family was found richest in terms of the number of species and genera that are 14 and 10, respectively." |