Checklist of the superfamily Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Tamil Nadu, Western Ghats, India

Abstract

A checklist of the superfamily Noctuoidea (Erebidae, Noctuidae, Euteliidae, and Nolidae) from Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve and Kodaikanal Hills in Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu is presented. We collected noctuoid moths monthly from June 2010 to December 2014. We collected 9095 individuals (5242 males and 3853 females) belonging to 188 species, 106 genera, 5 subtribes, 25 tribes, 26 subfamilies and 4 families. The most species-rich families were Erebidae (106 species) and Noctuidae (51 species). The Erebinae was found to be the richest subfamily with 64 species. Additional sampling might reveal 2-3 times more species.

First report of Eudocima cajeta (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) from Kerala, India with notes on male and female genitalia

“…Singh et al 2019 conducted genitalia studies of E. materna and E. phalonia from India. This species has also been reported from other parts of India (Assam, Rose (2002); Tamil Nadu, Sivasankaran et al (2017). In this manuscript, we authenticate Eudocima cajeta for the first time from the state of Kerala, India based on the study of both male and female genitalia.…”

The Common Fruit-Piercing Moth in the Pacific Region: A Survey of the Current State of a Significant Worldwide Economic Pest, Eudocima phalonia (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), with a Focus on New Caledonia

“…E. phalonia is the most widespread species of Eudocima , found throughout the Pacific Region [ 16 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ], in Southeast Asia, such as Thailand [ 8 ], Southeast China [ 32 , 33 ], India [ 9 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ] and in several regions of Africa [ 7 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 ] ( Figure 1 ). Its presence in Mongolia is considered suspect, because the climate is too different from other areas where E. phalonia has established some permanent populations [ 43 ].…”

“…High abundance of Eudocima phalonia populations is problematic for many fruit crops [ 7 , 27 , 28 , 32 , 37 , 39 , 54 ]. Nearly 100 fruit species (both cultivated and wild ones) are a potential source of food for this species [ 43 ].…”

New record of Common Owlet Moth Spirama helicina (Hubner, 1831) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Catocalinae) from Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) with systematic account, distribution, host plants and biological control

“…International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences 1 (1) International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences 1(1) (Sivasankaran et al, 2017). Male: Yellowish-brown with characteristic colour pattern; antennae fasciculate; head and collar dark chestnut brown; thorax paler with dark bands; abdomen crimson with black medial stripe; fore-wing with a large 'inverted comma' mark, having ochreous and black edges and some white on inner edge of 'tail', centre fuscous black, looking like an eye; a curved line passing round the stigma; another excurved line below costa; two crenulated submarginal black lines and two more prominent lines within the margin; hind-wing with a fold on inner area, containing an erectile ridge of long hair, with indistinct sub-marginal lines; underside suffused with dull reddish-orange with sparsely distributed lines.…”

“…,Shubhalaxmi et al (2011), Shubhlaxmi (2018,Sivasankaran & Ignacimuthu (2014),Mishra et al (2016),Sondhi & Sondhi (2016),Sivasankaran et al (2017),Singh et al (2018), mothsofindia, nic.funet.fi and taxonomicon considered it under family Erebidae (subfamily Erebinae) Paul et al (2016Paul et al ( , 2017. andSingh & Ranjan (2016) also considered in family Erebidae but not mentioned the subfamily Pathre et al (2019).…”