Preliminary study of moth (Insecta: Lepidoptera) in Coonoor forest area from Nilgiri District Tamil Nadu, India

N. Moinudheen¹ , Kuppusamy Sivasankaran²

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.7 , Issue.3 , pp.52-61, Jun-2020

Online published on Jun 30, 2020

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Abstract :
This present study was conducted at Coonoor Forestdale area during the year 2018-2019. Through this study, a total of 212 species was observed from the study area which represented 212 species from 29 families. Most of the moth species were abundance in July to August. Moths are the most vulnerable organism, with slight environmental changes. Erebidae, Crambidae and Geometridae are the most abundant families throughout the year. The Coonoor Forestdale area was showed a number of new records and seems to supporting an interesting the monotypic moth species have been recorded. This preliminary study is useful for the periodic study of moths.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Moth, Environment, Nilgiri, Coonoor

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