Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 February 2023 | 15(2): 22632–22653

 

ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) 

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7824.15.2.22632-22653

#7824 | Received 10 January 2022 | Final received 20 December 2022 | Finally accepted 18 February 2023

 

An annotated checklist of the economically important family of moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera: Noctuidae) of the northern Western Ghats, India, with notes on their type species, diversity, distribution, host plants, and an unusual new faunistic record

 

Aparna Sureshchandra Kalawate 1        , Prachee Surwade 2         & S.N. Pawara 3

 

1,2 Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Vidya Nagar, Sector-29, P.C.N.T. (PO), Rawet Road, Akurdi, Pune, Maharashtra 411044, India.

3 S.G. Patil Arts, Science & Commerce College, Sakri, Maharashtra 424304, India.

1 aparna_ent@yahoo.co.in (corresponding author), 2 pracheesurwade0987@gmail.com, 3 shitalnpawara@gmail.com

 

 

Abstract: This research is based on the surveys conducted from 2015─2018 resulting in identification of 37 species of 25 genera of noctuid moths. From the surveys, three new records including one unusual species namely, Conservula indica (Moore, 1867) are reported in the present study. A total of eight species of this family are reported as endemic. Two species—C. indica and Pyrrhia umbra—are reported first time from the Western Ghats part of Maharashtra. In this communication, notes on host plant, type species, endemic species with their distribution are provided.

 

Keywords: Biodiversity hotspot, endemic, genera, Conservula indica, faunistic survey, Maharashtra, Pyrrhia umbra, species, systematics, taxonomy.

 

 

Editor: Jatishwor Singh Irungbam, Sphingidae Museum, Pribram, Czech Republic.                 Date of publication: 26 February 2023 (online & print)

 

Citation: Kalawate, A.S., P. Surwade & S.N. Pawara (2023). An annotated checklist of the economically important family of moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera: Noctuidae) of the northern Western Ghats, India, with notes on their type species, diversity, distribution, host plants, and an unusual new faunistic record. Journal of Threatened Taxa 15(2): 22632–22653. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7824.15.2.22632-22653

 

Copyright: © Kalawate et al. 2023. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.  JoTT allows unrestricted use, reproduction, and distribution of this article in any medium by providing adequate credit to the author(s) and the source of publication.

 

Funding: The work is based on the annual research programme of Zoological Survey of India, WRC, Pune ( Ministry of Environment  & Forests, Govt. of India).

 

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

 

Author details: Aparna Sureshchandra Kalawate (ASK) is a senior scientist working in Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune. She is an entomologist and her interest groups are moths and scarab beetles. She has more than 68 research papers published in peer reviewed journals. Prachee Surwade (PS) worked as a JRF in an entomology laboratory of ZSI, WRC, Pune from August, 2021 to August, 2022. Shital Pawara (SP) is a PhD student of SG Patil College, Sakri and her PhD thesis is on moths. She did her PhD research work at ZSI, WRC, Pune.

 

Author contributions: ASK—performed survey, collected and identified the moths and wrote the MS; PS—took the photographs and helped in curation and labeling; SNP—helped in preparing checklist.

 

Acknowledgements: The authors are grateful to the director, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata and the officer-in-charge, Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune for providing necessary facilities and encouragement. The authors are thankful to the forest department for their cooperation and support during the survey. The authors acknowledge the survey team of ZSI Pune for collection efforts.

 

 

 

Introduction

 

Northern Western Ghats is a biodiversity hotspot with a high level of endemic species, facing biodiversity degradation by human exploitation. It is locally known as Sahyadri and is a chain of flat top mountains of about 750 km in length running parallel to western Coast of peninsular India from the river Tapi, southern Gujarat down south to Goa. The global conservation issue is the loss and fragmentation of tropical rainforest. Invertebrates are sensitive to the environmental changes and are important indicators to help us in understanding the effects of habitat fragmentation (Jansen 1997; Miyashita et al. 1998). Ockinger et al. (2010) reported that moths are sensitive to habitat fragmentation and the species whose larvae are monophagous are more affected by the loss of habitat. In recent past, considerable amount of research and conservation efforts have been carried out in this important ecoregion but is not sufficient. We need to record and conserve the species before its extinction.

Noctuid moths are also referred as owlet moths, are economically important group as the larva of most of them feeds on agricultural, horticultural, and forest plants. Correct identification of any species is necessary for development of suitable management practices. Maharashtra is an agriculturally important state of India, where the major occupation of people is agriculture. Despite various other reasons for low crop productivity, insect pest infestation is the major one. The immature stages of many noctuid genera have immense economic impact annually (Kitching 1984). The huge losses caused by them are counted in terms of millions of rupees every year which farmers spend for their control. As per Deshmukh et al. (2021), an additional cost of US$ 49.32 per ha, i.e., 10 times on pesticides was incurred by farmers to control a noctuid pest, Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith, 1797), in Karnataka. In millets, the voracious feeding of the noctuid pest results in complete defoliation (Gahukar & Reddy 2019). Another most dangerous pest is Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) and alone is responsible for crop losses over INR 35,000 million annually in India (Kumar & Kapoor 2003). Very recently, the havoc caused by the invasive pest Fall Army Worm S. frugiperda is a classic example of how proper identification of the pest is important to control it in time. The distribution knowledge of such an economically important group of insects is vital for the economy of any country.

The most significant and outstanding contribution on the taxonomy of Indian Noctuidae was made by Hampson (1894, 1895) and published in Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma in two volumes. The classification of noctuid moth is highly unstable (Mitchell et al. 2000, 2006; Fibiger & Lafontaine 2005; Lafontaine & Fibiger 2006). Recently, due to the molecular studies conducted by Zahiri (2011, 2012) the classification has some stable status. In present study, the classification given by Holloway (2011) has been followed by incorporating subsequent changes (Zahiri et al 2011, 2012, 2013a, 2013b; Kononenko & Pinratana 2013). The distribution of the species was consulted from published literature (Zote et al. 2006; Sivasankaran et al. 2010, 2012; Kononenko & Pinratana 2013; Shashank & Singh 2014; Kononenko 2016; Das et al 2020; Nagrare et al. 2022).

On perusal of literature, it was found that, some literature is available on the noctuid fauna of southern Western Ghats (Sivasankaran et al. 2010, 2012) but no work so far has been carried out on noctuid fauna of this region. Hence, the present study was an taken up with an aim to document the noctuid moths from northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra. This study yielded in enumeration of 88 species of 44 genera from 13 subfamilies of noctuid moths from this region. Perhaps, this is the first report of documenting noctuid moths from this ecologically important biodiversity hotspot.

 

 

Materials and Methods

 

Study Area

Field visits were undertaken in the northern Western Ghats region to collect and record the noctuid moths. Total 17 places in the northern Western Ghats were surveyed. The area surveyed and the geographical coordinated are given in Table 1 and also presented in Figure 1.

 

Collection and identification of specimens

Collection of specimens was done by light traps in the night. The collected specimens were euthanized by vapours of ethyl acetate and further processed in the laboratory by standard procedures in lepidopterology. The moths were identified with the help of available literature, viz. Hampson (1894, 1895), Bell & Scott (1937), and Holloway (1987; 1988). The classification followed is as per Nieukerken et al. (2011), Zahiri et al. (2010, 2011), and Kononenko & Pinratana (2013). The identified specimens have been deposited in the National Zoological Collections of Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune (ZSI-WRC). Some of the moths from the studied area have been shown in Image 1–3. Figure 1 represents the collection and survey localities. The details of the survey localities are given in Table 1.

 

 

Results and Discussion

 

The aim of the present study was to ascertain the diversity of noctuid moths from the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra. As the family has economic importance in agricultural, horticultural, and forest pest-disease, noctuid moths were assessed for their diversity. Proper control measures can be deployed to control the pest if it is identified correctly. Taxonomic documents and taxonomists help the agricultural scientist and the farmers in general to identify the pest correctly. This study was taken up to identify and document the noctuid fauna of the region and the surveys were undertaken during 2015–2018.

Totally, five surveys were undertaken (Figure 1) where a total of 37 species of noctuid moths have been documented in this study. The highest number of species reported in the present study is from Noctuinae (8) followed by Heliothinae (5), Eustrotiinae (5), Amphipyrinae (4), Bagisarinae (4), Plusiinae (4), Condicinae (3), Agaristinae (2), Aediinae (2), Eriopinae (1), and Dyopsinae (1).

A report of monophagous species namely, C. indica (Moore, 1867) in this study formed an unusual new distribution record from the Western Ghats (Earlier recorded from: Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Himachal Pradesh). A semi-epiphytic fern namely, Pteridium revolutum (Blume) Nakai (= Pteridium aquilinum) of family Dennstaedtiaceae is the host plant of C. indica. In the northern Western Ghats, P. revolutum is restricted from the medium─high elevation forest of Matheran-Mahabaleshwar (800─1,353 m). As per the reports of Kononenko & Pinratana (2013), C. indica occurred in the forest of Thailand up to 1,250 m altitude. Contrary to this, in the present study C. indica is recorded from Valmiki Pathar, Satara, India at 610 m altitude. As stated earlier, C. indica is reported from the Indian Himalayan region until this study. Though there are some photographs available on the citizen science website but no voucher based scientific document stating its occurrence from the studied area is available so far. Hence, this study forms an unusual new record of C. indica from the northern Western Ghats based on voucher specimen. Sivasakaran et al. (2017) listed the species in a checklist from Tamil Nadu, Western Ghats, India without photographs of the species. Rigorous studies are required to confirm the gaps areas of record of C. indica between Himalaya and the Western Ghats.

Chandra (2008) reported 11 Noctuidae species from Jabalpur. Sivasankaran et al. (2011) reported 154 species of noctuid moths classified under 85 genera and 23 subfamilies from Tamil Nadu part of Western Ghats (Nilgiri Biosphere and Kodaikanal hills). Fayle et al. (2007) collected 44 noctuid species near fields and gardens. They collected 13 noctuid species from both agriculture and forest area among which 25.9% and 24.7% noctuids were from agricultural and forest areas, respectively. Shubhalaxmi et al. (2011) reported 35 noctuid moths from the northern Western Ghats. Gurule & Nikam (2013) recorded 28 species of noctuid moths from Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, and Nandurbar districts of northern Maharashtra. Two-hundred-and-ninety-seven species of noctuid moths were reported by Mitra et al. (2019) from Maharashtra following the old system of classification. In majority of the published literature the old system of classification has been followed and they included some erebid moths like Bastilla, Grammodes under noctuid family. The systematic list of the taxa recorded form the study area is as under.

 

 

TAXONOMIC ACCOUNT

 

Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758

Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775

Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809

Family Noctuidae Latreille, 1809

Subfamily Plusiinae Boisduval, [1828]

Tribe Argyrogrammatini Eichlin & Cunningham, 1978

 

Trichoplusia McDunnough, 1944

1944. Trichoplusia McDunnough, Mem. So. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2(2): 204.

Type Species: Plusia brassicae Riley, 1870 = Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, [1803])

 

1) Trichoplusia ni (Hubner, 1803)

[1803]. Noctua ni Hübner, Samml. eur. Schmett. [4]: pl. 58, f. 284.

Type locality: Europe.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra), Antilles, Brazil, Eurasia, Mexico, North America, northern Argentina, Oriental Region, Paraguay, southern Palearctic, southern Canada, USA.

Larval host Plants: polyphagous: Ageratum conyzoides, Carthamus tinctorius, Helianthus annuus, Lactuca sativa, Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum, Zea mays (Asteraceae); Alcea rosea, Gossypium herbaceum, Gossypium barbadense (Malvaceae); Antirrhinum spp. (Plantaginaceae); Apium graveolens (Apiaceae); Asparagus officinalis (Asparagaceae); Beta vulgaris, Chenopodium album (Amaranthaceae); Brassica nigra, Brassica oleracea, Brassica rapa, Citrullus lanatus, Cucurbita maxima (Cucurbitaceae); Zygophyllum arabicum (Zygophyllaceae); Geranium (Geraniaceae); Glycine max (Poaceae); Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae); Lathyrus odoratus, Melilotus indicus, Pisum sativum, Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae); Solanum lycopersicum, Nicotiana glauca, Nicotiana tabacum, Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae); Malus domestica (Rosaceae); Ocimum tenuiflorum (Lamiaceae); Papaver somniferum (Papaveraceae); Tropaeolum majus (Tropaeolaceae); Urtica dioica (Urticaceae).

 

Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1973

1973. Thysanoplusia Ichinose, Kontyû 41(2): 137.

Type Species: Phytometra intermixta Warren, 1973.

 

2) Thysanoplusia (Thysanoplusia) intermixta (Warren, 1913)

1913. Phytometra intermixta Warren, Seitz, Grosschmett. Erde 3: 357.

Type locality: China.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra & West Bengal), Canary Islands, China, Japan, Korea, Russia, southeastern Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan.

Larval host plants: Rosaceae, Fabaceae, Apiaceae, Linaceae, Lamiaceae, and Asteraceae.

 

3) Thysanoplusia (Thysanoplusia) orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)

1775. Noctua orichalcea Fabricius, Systema Ent.: 607.

Type locality: India.

Material examined: 01 ex., Phansad, Raigad, 23.xi.2011, P.S. Bhatnagar & Party (L-1521); 01 ex., Phansad, Raigad, 22.xi.2011, P.S. Bhatnagar & Party (L-1520).

Distribution: India (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal), Africa, southeastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand, southern Europe.

Larval host Plants: polyphagous: Helianthus, Coreopsis (Asteraceae); Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae); Glycine (Fabaceae).

 

Vittaplusia Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010

2010. Vittaplusia Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, Witt Catalogue 4: 74.

Type Species: Plusia vittata Wallengren, 1856.

 

4) Vittaplusia (Petraplusia) obtusisigna (Walker, 1858)

2010. Vittaplusia (Petraplusia) obtusisigna; Ronkay et al., Witt Catalogue 4: 14.

Type locality: Sri Lanka.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu), Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

Ctenoplusia Dufay, 1970

1970. Ctenoplusia Dufay, Faune Madagascar 31: 91.

Type Species: Plusia limbirena Guenée, 1852.

 

5) Ctenoplusia (Ctenoplusia) albostriata (Bremer & Grey, 1853)

1853. Plusia albostriata Bremer & Grey, Beitr. Schmett. nort. China: 18.

Type locality: China (Beijing]).

Material examined: 01 ex., Lonavla, Pune, 23.viii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1669); 01 ex., Satara, 10.xii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1658).

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, northwestern Himalaya, Odisha, Tamil Nadu), Australia, China, Fiji Islands, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Russia, Rapa Island, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, and Taiwan.

Larval host plants: Symphytum (Boraginaceae); Calystegia (Convolvulaceae); Aster, Dichrocephala, Elephantopus, & Erigeron (Compositae); and Calendula, Callistephus, & Dahlia (Asteraceae).

 

6) Ctenoplusia (Ctenoplusia) furcifera (Walker, 1858)

1858. Plusia furcifera Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 927.

Type locality: Punjab [India].

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, northwestern Himalaya, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal), Australia, South Africa, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Larval host plants: Peristrophe (Acanthaceae); Coffea (Rubiaceae).

 

Chrysodeixis Hübner, [1821]

[1821]. Chrysodeixis Hübner, Verz. bek. Schmett. 16: 252.

Type Species: Phalaena chalcites Esper, 1789.

 

7) Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) acuta (Fabricius, 1775)          

1858. Plusia acuta Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 12: 922.

Type locality: Congo.

Material examined: 02 ex., Menawali, Wai Satara, 23.vii.2018, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1973); 01 ex., Oras, Sindhudurg, 27.ix.2016, V.D. Hegde & Party (L-1686); 01 ex., Gaganbawda, Kolhapur, 03.x.2017, V.D. Hegde & Party (L-1687); 02 ex., Gaganbawda, Kolhapur, 06.x.2017, V.D. Hegde & Party (L-1688); 11 ex., Lonavla, Pune, 23.viii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1613).

Distribution: India (Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal), Africa, Australia, China, Indonesia, and Japan.

Larval host plants: Hordeum vulgare (Poaceae); Linum usitatissimum (Linaceae); and Sorghum bicolor (Poaceae).

 

8) Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) eriosoma (Doubleday, 1843)                

1843. Plusia eriosoma Doubleday, in Dieffenbach, Travels in New Zealand, 2: 285.

Type locality: New Zealand.

Material examined: 25 ex., Lonavla, Pune, 23.viii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1659); 01 ex., Menawali, Wai, Satara, 23.vii.2018, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1972).

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra), Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, New Guinea & neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean, and North & South America.

Larval host plants: polyphagous: Solanaceae; Convulvulaceae; Geraniaceae; Lamiaceae; Mimosaceae; Fabaceae; Passifloraceae; Cucurbitaceae; and Liliaceae.

 

Anadevidia Kostrowicki, 1961

1961. Anadevidia Kostrowicki, Acta zool. cracov. 6(10): 384.

Type Species: Noctua peponis Fabricius, 1775.

 

9) Anadevidia peponis (Fabricius, 1775)

1775. Noctua peponis Fabricius, Syst. Ent.: 608.

Type locality: East Indies.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra, Odisha), Australia, Japan, Korea, New Guinea, Taiwan, and Ussuri.

Larval host plants: Citrullus lanatus, Cucumis sativus, Cucurbita moschata, Cucurbita pepo, Momordica chanrantia, Trichosanthes anguina, T. himalensis, T. cucumerina, Lagenaria siceraria, and Sechium edule (Cucurbitaceae).

 

(I) Subfamily Bagisarinae Crumb, 1956

 

Xanthodes Guenée, 1852

1852. Xanthodes Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6(Noct. 2): 209.

Type Species: Phalaena malvae Esper, 1805.

 

10) Xanthodes intersepta Guenée, 1852

1852. Xanthodes intersepta Guenée, Species Général des Lépidoptéres 6: 212.

Type locality: Indes Orientales (India).

Material examined: 01 ex. Lonavla, Pune, 23.viii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1629).

Distribution: India (Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu) Burma, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Larval host plants: Hibiscus, Kydia, Urena, and Abelmoschus esculentus (Malvaceae).

 

11) Xanthodes transversa Guenée, 1852

1852. Xanthodes transversa Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6(Noct. 2): 211.

Type locality: Indonesia; Bangladesh.

Material examined: 01 ex. Nandurbar, 28.viii.2019, S.N. Pawara (L-2287).

Distribution: India (Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Island), Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Melanesia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, New Hebrides, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, southern China, southern Japan, Solomon Island, Thailand, Timor, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.

Larval host plants: Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae), Urena, Abelmoschus, Alcea, Gossypium, Hibiscus, Kydia, Sida (Malvaceae), Psidium (Myrtaceae), Solanum (Solanaceae), Grewia (Tiliaceae), Citrus (Rutaceae), and Boehmeria (Urticaceae).

 

Chasmina Walker, 1856

1856. Chasmina Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 9: 69.

Type Species: Chasmina cygnus Walker, 1856.

 

12) Chasmina candida (Walker, 1865)

1865. Arbasera candida Walker, List Spec. lipid. Ins. Coll. Brit. Mus.32: 638.

Type locality: Cambodia.

Material examined: 01 ex., Lonavala, Pune, 23.viii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1819); 02 ex., Oras, Sindhudurg, 10.ix.2015, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1470).

Distribution: India (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, & Uttarakhand), Australia, Cambodia, eastern Africa, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Madagascar, Melanesia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Nepal, Philippines, Solomon Island, Sri Lanka, southern Japan, southern China, Seychelles, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Vanuatu.

Larval host plants: Talipariti tiliaceum and Hibiscus tiliaceus (Malvaceae).

 

13) Chasmina fasciculosa Walker, 1858

1858. Acontia fasciculosa Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xv, p. 1760.

Type locality: Sri Lanka.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra), China, Laos, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Larval host plants: Helicteres (Malvaceae).

 

Dyrzela Walker, 1858

1858. Dyrzela Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 15: 1758.

Type Species: Dyrzela plagiata Walker, 1858.

 

14) Dyrzela plagiata Walker (1857) 1858

(1857) 1858. Dyrzela plagiata Walker, List of the Specimens of lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 15: 1758.

Type locality: Hindostan (India).

Material examined: 01 ex., Satara, 16.x.2016, P.S. Bhatnagar & Party (L-1891).

Distribution: India (Karnataka, Maharashtra, & Punjab), Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia, Philippines, and China.

Larval host plants: Grewia (Malvaceae).

 

Sphragifera Staudinger, 1892

1892. Sphragifera Staudinger, in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 6: 554.

Type Species: Anthoecia sigillata Ménétriés, 1859.

 

15) Sphragifera rejecta (Fabricius, 1775)

1775. Noctua rejecta Fabricius, Syst. Ent.: 601.

Type locality: India.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra, Punjab, & Tamil Nadu), China, Myanmar, Philippines, and Sri Lanka.

Larval host plants: Betulaceae; and Juglandacee.

 

Amyna Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852

1852. Amyna Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 5(Noct. 1): 406.

 Type Species: Amyna selenampha Guenée, 1852.

 

16) Amyna axis (Guenée, 1852)

1775. Noctua rejecta Fabricius, Syst. Ent.: 601.

Type Locality: India.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra), Australia, America, Africa, Arabia, Borneo, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Korea, Madagascar, Melanesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, New Hebrides, Near East, Nepal, Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Polynesia, Samoa, south of Russian Far East, Sri Lanka, Solomon Isl., southern Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Tonga, Vietnam, and Vanuatu.

Larval host plants: Cannabis sativa (Cannabaceae); Chenopodium album (Chenopodiaceae); and Glycine max (Fabaceae).

 

17) Amyna stellata Butler, 1878

1878. Amyna stellata Butler, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5)1(2): 162.

Type Locality: Japan.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra), Japan, China, Taiwan, Indian Subregion, and Sundaland.

Larval host plants: Achyranthes (Amaranthaceae).

 

(II) Subfamily Eustrotiinae Grote, 1882

 

Ozarba Walker, 1865

1865. Ozarba Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 684.

Type Species: Ozarba punctigera Walker, 1865.

 

18) Ozarba badia (Swinhoe, 1886)

1886. Acontia badia Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1886:421─465.

Type Locality: Mhow (Madhya Pradesh).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Madhya Pradesh).

Larval host plants: Not known.

Remark: Endemic to India.

 

19) Ozarba itwarra Swinhoe, 1885

1885. Ozarba itwarra Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 452, pl. 27, f. 14.

Type Locality: Poona, Maharashtra.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra).

Larval host plants: Not known.

Remark: Endemic to India.

 

20) Ozarba punctigera Walker, 1865

1865. Ozarba punctigera Walker, List Spec. lipid. Ins. Coll. Brit. Mus. 32: 685.

Type Locality: China; Australia.

Material examined: 05 ex., Lonavala, Pune, 23.viii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1804); 05 ex., Tamhini, Pune, 19.ix.2018, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1874).

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, southern India, & Uttarakhand), Australia, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, southern China, South Africa, Thailand, and Taiwan.

Larval host plants: Gramineae.

 

21) Ozarba rectifascia (Hampson, 1894)

1894. Metachrostis rectifascia Hampson, Fauna of British India, Moths- II: 328–329.

Type Locality: Bombay (probably Bombay presidency during British India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India.

Larval host plants: Not known.

Remark: Endemic to India.

 

22) Ozarba uberosa (Swinhoe, 1885)

1885. Metachrostis uberosa, Swinhoe Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 457.

Type Locality: Poona (Maharashtra).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, & Western Ghats).

Larval host plants: Not known.

Remark: Endemic to India.

 

Deltote Reichenbach, 1817

1817. Deltote Reichenbach, Jena. allg. Litt.-Ztg. 1: 288.

Type Species: Phalaena argentula Hübner, 1787.

 

23) Deltote marginata (Walker, 1866)

1866. Earias marginata Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 35: 1775.

Type Locality: Java.

Material examined: 02 ex., Patan, Satara, 21.vii.2018, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1931); 01 ex., Koynanagar, Satara, 21.vii.2018, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1931); 01 ex., Nigadi, Nandurbar, 28.vi.2021, S.N. Pawara (L-3065); 01 ex., Patnadevi, Jalgaon, 14.viii.2021, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-3227).

Distribution: India (Delhi, Maharashtra, & Manipur), China, Indonesia, and Myanmar.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

Maliattha Walker, 1863

1863. Maliattha Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 27: 86.

Type Species: Maliattha separata Walker, 1863.

 

24) Maliattha fuliginosa Warren, 1913

1913. Maliattha fuliginosa Warren, Eulenartige Nachtfalter Gross-Schmett. Erde 11: 280.

Type Locality: Bombay (probably Bombay presidency during British India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India.

Larval host plants: Not known.

Remark: Endemic to India.

 

25) Maliattha quadripartita Walker, 1865

1865. Acontia quadripartita Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 786.

Type Locality: North Hindostan (Northern India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra & northern India), Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, southern China, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

26) Maliattha signifera (Walker, 1858)

1858. Acontia signifera Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 796.

Type Locality: Northern India.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra & northern India), Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

(III) Subfamily Acontiinae Guenée, 1841

 

Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841

Acontia Ochsenheime 1816

1816. Acontia Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. 4: 91.

Type Species: Noctua solaris Schiffermüller, 1775.

 

27) Acontia (Emmelia) crocata (Guenée, 1852)

1852. Acontia crocata Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 218.

Type Locality: Almorah, northern India.

Material examined: 01 ex., Nandurbar, 15.vii.2021, S.N. Pawara (L-3189).

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, & Tamil Nadu), Australia, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Taiwan.

Larval host plants: Ligustrum vulgare (Oleaceae).

 

28) Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1862

1862. Acontia discoidea Hopffer, Peter’s Reis. Moz.: 433.

Type Locality: Mozambique

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra) and Africa.

Larval host plants: Abutilon, Hibiscus praeteritus, and Sida (Malvaceae).

 

29) Acontia flavonigra (Swinhoe, 1884)

1884. Rivula flavonigra Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1884: 522.

Type Locality: Not known.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra & Telangana) and Pakistan.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

30) Acontia malvae (Esper, 1796)

1796. Xanthodes malvae Esper, Schmett.: IV(2): 63.

Type Locality: Hungary.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra), Europe, and Taiwan.

Larval host plants: Gossypium hirsutum (Malvaceae).

 

31) Acontia (Acontia) nitidula (Fabricius, 1787)

1787. Bombyx nitidula Fabricius, Mantissa Insectorum 2: 126.

Type Locality: Coromandel [India].

Material examined: 01 ex., Langda Amba, Jalgaon, 29.vi.2019, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-2559).

Distribution: India (Maharashtra), Thailand, China, Nepal, Myanmar, Ethiopia, and South Africa.

Larval host plants: Abelmoschus esculentus and Gossypium (Malvaceae).

 

32) Acontia opalinoides Guenee, 1852

1852. Acontia opalinoides Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6(Noct. 2): 219.

Type Locality: “Cote de Coromandel” [India].

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra), Africa, and Myanmar.

Larval host plants: Abutilon and Gossypium (Malvaceae).

 

33) Acontia upsilon (Walker, 1865)

1865. Calophasia upsilon Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 763.

Type Locality: Deccan (India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra), and Africa.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

34) Acontia (Emmelia) binominata (Butler, 1892)

1892. Tarache binominata Butler, Entomologist 25: 64

Type Locality: South Hindostan (India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra) and Africa.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

Emmelia Hübner, [1821]

[1821]. Emmelia Hübner, Verz. bek. Schmett. 16: 254.

Type Species: Phalaena sulphuralis Linnaeus, 1767.

 

35) Emmelia basifera (Walker, [1858])

[1858]. Acontia basifera Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 793.

Type Locality: Northern India.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra) and Africa.

Larval host plants: Gossypium (Malvaceae).

 

(IV) Subfamily Aediinae Beck, 1960

 

Aedia Hübner, [1823]

[1823]. Aedia Hübner, Verz. bek. Schmett. 17: 260.

Type Species: Noctua funesta Esper, 1786.

 

36) Aedia leucomelas (Linnaeus, 1758)    

1758. Noctua leucomelas Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 518.

Type Locality: Europe.

Material examined: 01 ex., Peth, Nashik, 23.x.2013, P.S. Bhatnagar & Party (L-1682); 01 ex., Bhosgaon, Patan, Satara, 12.vii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1770).

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, & Maharashtra), Australia, Africa, Europe, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, New Guinea, Near East, Nepal, Malaysia, Melanesia, Philippines, Samoa, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vanuatu.

Larval host plants: Ipomoea batatas, Convolvulus sp., and Calystegia (Convolvulaceae).

 

37) Aedia acronyctoides (Guenee, 1852)

1852. Anophia arronyctoides Guenee, Noct. 3: 47.

1894. Catephia acronyctoides: Hampson, Fauna Brit. India, Moths, 2: 482–483.

Type Locality: Van Diemen‘s land [Tasmania].

Material examined: 02 ex., Gaganbawda, Kolhapur, 03.x.2017, V.D. Hegde & Party (L-1683); 02 ex., Lonavala, 23.vii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1615).

Distribution: India (Andaman Islands, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, & Tamil Nadu), Australia, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, New Guinea, Nepal, Philippines, Polynesia, Samoa, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, and Vietnam.

Larval host plants: Convonvulus, Ipomea, Merremia (Convonvulaceae); Limonia (Rutaceae); and Chondrilla (Asteraceae).

 

38) Aedia olivescens (Guenee, 1852)

1852. Anophia olivescens Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7(Noct. 3): 48.

Type Locality: Java.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Andaman Islands, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Punjab, & Uttar Pradesh), Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Larval host plants: Convolvulus, Ipomoea, Merremia, (Convonvulaceae); Limonia (Rutaceae); and Lycopersicon, Solanum (Solanaceae).

 

(V) Subfamily Pantheinae Smith, 1898

 

Trisula Moore, 1858

1858. Trisula Moore, in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2: 420.

Type Species: Trisula variegata Moore, 1858.

 

39) Trisula variegata Moore, 1858

1858. Trisula variegata Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2: 420.

Material examined: None.

Type Locality: northern India, Madras (India).

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra) and Sri Lanka.

Larval host plants: Ficus religiosa (Moraceae).

 

(VI) Subfamily Dyopsinae Guenée, 1852

 

Donda Moore, 1882

1882. Donda Moore, Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson 2: 161.

Type Species: Dandaca eurychlora Walker, 1882.

 

40) Donda eurychlora (Walker, 1858)      

1858. Dandaca eurychlora Walker, Walk. Cat., 15: 1670.

Type Locality: Hindostan, Canara [India].

Material examined: 02 ex., Lonavala, 23.viii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & party (L-1975).

Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, northern India, Sikkim, & Tamil Nadu), Nepal, and Malaysia.

Larval host plants: Trema orientalis (Cannabaceae) and Bombax (Bombacaceae).

 

41) Donda ornata Moore, 1883

1883. Donda ornata Moore, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883: 23, pl. 6, f. 3.

Type Locality: West Bengal (India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra) and Bangladesh.

Larval host plants: Bombax malabaricum and Oroma lagapos (Bombacaceae).

 

Belciana Walker, 1862

1862. Belciana Walker, J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 6: 182.

Type Species: Dandaca biformis Walker, 1858.

 

42) Belciana hemodi (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)

1874. Pandesma hemodi Felder & Rogenhofer, Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 111, f. 25.

Type Locality: Himalaya.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

Larval host plants: Shorea maximi (Dipterocarpaceae) and Heritiera (Malvaceae).

 

43) Belciana biformis Walker, 1858

1858. Dandaca biformis Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 15: 1671.

Type Locality: Borneo, Sarawak

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra), Indonesia, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka.

Larval host plants: Shorea maximi (Dipterocarpaceae) and Heritiera (Malvaceae).

 

(VII) Subfamily Agaristinae Boisduval, 1833

 

Aegocera Latreille, 1809

1809. Aegocera Latreille, Genera Crust. Insect. 4: 211.

Type Species: Phalaena venulia Cramer, 1777.

 

44) Aegocera bimacula Walker, 1854

1854. Aegocera bimacula Walker, List Spec. Lep. Ins. Coll. Brit. Mus., 1: 57.

Type Locality: Northern India.

Material examined: 02 ex., Jalgaon, 22.vi.2019. A.S. Kalawate & Party L-2566.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, & Sikkim), Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.

Larval host plants: Dillenia pentagyna (Dilleniaceae) and Leea guineensis (Vitaceae).

 

45) Aegocera venulia (Cramer, [1777])

[1777]. Phalaena venulia Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 2(9─16): 165.

Type Locality: Not known.

Material examined: 14 ex., Jalgaon, 30.vi.2019, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-2538).

Distribution: India (Bihar, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, subHimalayan tracts of Kashmir & Sikkim, plains of India, & Tamil Nadu) and Sri Lanka.

Larval host plants: Boerhavia sp. (Nyctaginaceae) and Trianthema (Aizoaceae).

 

Episteme Hübner, [1820]

[1820]. Episteme Hübner, Verz. bek. Schmett. 12: 179.

Type Species: Phalaena lectrix Linnaeus, 1764.

 

46) Episteme adulatrix (Kollar, [1844])

1844. Eusemia adulatrix Kollar, Hugel’s Kaschmir, 4(2): 464.

Type Locality: Himalaya.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra), Nepal, China, and Myanmar.

Larval host plants: Dioscorea pentaphylla, D. belophylla (Dioscoreaceae); and Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae).

 

(VIII) Subfamily Amphipyrinae Guenée, 1837

 

Callyna Guenée, 1852

1852. Callyna Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 5(Noct. 1): 112.

Type Species: Callyna siderea Guenée, 1852.

 

47) Callyna costiplaga Moore, [1885]

[1885]. Callyna costiplaga Moore, Lepid. Ceylon 3(2): 100.

Type Locality: Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

Material examined: 03 ex., Tamhini, Pune, 19.ix.2018, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1818).

Distribution: India (Kerala, Maharashtra, & Tamil Nadu), China, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

48) Callyna jugaria Walker, 1858

1858. Callyna jugaria Walker, List Spec. lipid. Ins. Coll. Brit. Mus 15: 1809.

Type Locality: Northern Hindustan (India).

Material examined: 02 ex., Ambegaon, Pune, 23.vii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1779); 01 ex., Tamhini, Pune, 19.ix.2018, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1820); 01 ex., Vaibhavwadi, Sindhudurg, 06.ix.2015, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1546).  

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, southern China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam

Larval host plants: Cordia myxa and C. macleodii (Boraginaceae).

 

49) Callyna monoleuca Walker, 1858

1858. Callyna monoleuca Walker, List Spec. lipid. Ins. Coll. Brit. Mus 15: 1667.

Type Locality: Canara (India).

Material examined: 01 ex., Patan, Satara, 20.vii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1708); 01 ex., Valmiki Pathar, Satara, 18.vii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1748).

Distribution: India (Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Sikkim, & Tamil Nadu), Australia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and western China.

Larval host plants: Cordia myxa and C. macleodii (Boraginaceae).

 

50) Callyna siderea Guenee, 1852

1852. Callyna siderea Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 5 (Noct. 1): 113.

Type Locality: Silhet (Bangladesh).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Northern India including Himachal Pradesh, & Maharashtra) and Bangladesh.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

(IX) Subfamily Heliothinae Boisduval, [1828] 1829

 

Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1965

1965. Helicoverpa Hardwick, Ent. Soc. Canada, no. 40: 1-247.

Type Species: Noctua armigera Hübner, 1808.

 

51) Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, [1808])

[1808]. Noctua armigera Hübner, Samml. Erop. Schmett. 4: pl. 79.

Type Locality: Not known.

Material examined: 05 ex., Gaganbawda, Kolhapur, 03.x.2016, V.D. Hegde & Party (L-1543); 01 ex., Saptashrungi gadh, Nashik, 06.xi.2016, V.D. Hegde & Party (L-1542); 01 ex., Gaganbawda, Kolhapur, 02.x.2017, V.D. Hegde & Party (L-1679); 02 ex., Gaganbawda, Kolhapur, 06.x.2017, V.D. Hegde & Party (L-1680); 01 ex., Bhosgaon, Satara, 20.vii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1698); 01 ex., Tamhini, Pune, 19.ix.2018, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1814).

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra), Australia, Afghanistan, China, central Asia, Europe, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Near East, New Zealand, northern Africa, Old World. Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, and Taiwan.

Larval host plants: Polyphagous: Acanthaceae; Aizoaceae; Alliaceae; Anacardiaceae; Apocynaceae; Cannabidaceae; Caryophyllaceae; Cleomaceae; Compositae; Cruciferae; Cucurbitaceae; Gramineae; Labiaceae; Leguminosae; Linaceae; Malvaceae; Musaceae; Papaveraceae; Resedaceae; Rosaceae; Rubiaceae; Rutaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Solanaceae; Vitaceae; and Zygophyllaceae.

 

52) Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852)

1852. Heliothis assulta Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 178.

Type Locality: Tahiti.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra), Australia, China, Fiji, Guam, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Micronesia, Nepal, Near East, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Tahiti.

Larval host plants: Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Physalis, and Solanum (Solanaceae).

 

Heliothis Ochsenheimer, 1816

1816. Heliothis Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. 4: 91.

Type Species: Phalaena dipsacea Linnaeus, 1767.

 

53) Heliothis peltigera ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

1775. Noctua peltigera Denis & Schiffermuller, Wiell, Ven. 89: 2.

Type Locality: Cote de Coromandel? [India].

Material examined: 01 ex., Gaganbawda, Kolhapur, 06.x.2016, V.D. Hegde & Party (L-1556); 01 ex., Tamhini, Pune, 19.ix.2018, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1815).

Distribution: India (Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, & Punjab), Afghanistan, Africa, Bangladesh, Laos, Europe, Kazakstan, northern & central Asia, Pakistan, and western China.

Larval host plants: polyphagous: Carthamus, Calendula (Asteraceae), and Medicago (Fabaceae).

 

Adisura Moore, 1881

1881. Adisura Moore, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1881:367.

Type Species: Adisura atkinsoni Moore, 1881.

 

54) Adisura atkinsoni Moore, 1881

1881. Adisura atkinsoni Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1881: 368.

Type Locality: Darjiling, West Bengal (India).

Material examined: 02 ex., Lonavala, Pune, 23.viii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1809).

Distribution: India (Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra (in this study) Tamil Nadu, & West Bengal), Africa, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Larval host plants: Lablab pupureus and Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae).

Remark: New record to Maharashtra.

 

55) Adisura marginalis (Walker, 1858)

1858. Anthophila marginalis Walker, List Spec. lep. Ins. Coll. Brit. Mus. 12: 830.

Type Locality: Northern India.

Material examined: 01 ex., Gaganbawda, Kolhapur, 6.x.2017, V.D. Hegde & Party (L-1735); 01 ex., Gaganbawda, Kolhapur, 2.x.2017, V.D. Hegde and Party (L-1736); 01 ex., Gaganbawda, Kolhapur, 3.x.2017, V.D. Hegde & Party (L-1737).

Distribution: India (Maharashtra, northern India, & West Bengal), Ambon, Indonesia, Moluccas, and Thailand.

Larval host plants: Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae).

 

Pyrrhia Hübner, [1821]

[1821]. Pyrrhia Hübner, Verz. bek. Schmett. 15: 233.

Type Species: Noctua rutilago Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775.

56) Pyrrhia umbra (Hufnagel, 1766)

1766. Phalaena umbra Hufnagel, Berl. Mag. 3: 294.

Type Locality: Berlin region.

Material examined: 01 ex., Satara, 15.vii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1765).

Distribution: India (Jammu & Kashmir and northern India), Australia, Caucasus, central Asia, China, Europe, Iran, Kazakhstan, Nepal, southern Siberia, and Transcaucasia.

Larval host plants: Ononis hircine, O. repens, O. spinosa, Genista tinctoria, Vicia cracca (Fabaceae); Linaria vulgaris, L. bipartita, Antirrhinum majus (Plantaginaceae); Salix phylicifolia (Salicaceae); Polygonum lapathifolium (Polygonaceae); Rubus sp. (Rosaceae); Pentstemon barbatus (Plantaginaceae); Melampyrum nemorosum (Orobanchaceae); and Calendula officinalis (Asteraceae).

Remark: Reported as a new record to Western Ghats (Kalawate 2022).

 

(X) Subfamily Condicinae Poole, 1995

 

Tribe Condicini Poole, 1995

Condica Walker, 1856

1856. Condica Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 9: 240.

Type Species: Condica palpalis Walker, 1865.

 

57) Condica conducta (Walker, [1857] 1856)

[1857] 1856. Caradrina conducta Walker, Cat., 10: 296.

Type Locality: Congo.

Material examined: 01 ex., WRC, ZSI campus, Pune, 14.iii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1771); 01 ex., Lonavala, 23.viii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1823).

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra), Africa, Sri Lanka, and Fiji.

Larval host plants: Senecio (Asteraceae); Carthamus tinctorius, Dendranthema morifolium, Guizotia abyssinica, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Senecio, Chrysanthemum (Compositae); Corchorus (Tiliaceae); and Lepisanthes imbricata (Sapindaceae).

 

58) Condica dolorosa (Walker, 1865)

1865. Mamestra dolorosa Walker, List Spec. lipid. Ins. Coll. Brit. Mus. 32: 667.

Type Locality: Sri Lanka.

Material examined: 01 ex., WRC, ZSI, Pune campus, 14.iii.2017, A.S. Kalawate (L-1821).

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra), Australia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Nepal, Polynesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Solomones, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Larval host plants: Conyza, Elephantopus, and Blumea balsamifera (Composita).

 

59) Condica illecta (Walker, 1865)

1865. Perigea illecta Walker, List Spec. lipid. Ins. Coll. Brit. Mus. 32: 684.

Type Locality: North Hindustan [India].

Material examined: 01 ex., Lonavala, Pune, 23.viii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1822).

Distribution: India (Maharashtra), Australia, Borneo, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Melanesia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Oman, Philippines, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Solomon Island, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, and Yemen.

Larval host plants: Ageratum, Dichrocephala, Elephantopus scaber, Emilia, Bidens, Carthamus, Cereopsis, Dahlia (Compositae); Helianthus, Gnaphalium, Sonchus (Asteraceae); and Coffea (Rubiaceae).

 

           Prospalta Walker, [1858] 1857

[1858]. Prospalta Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. us. 13: 1079.

Type Species: Prospalta leucospila Walker, [1858].

 

60) Prospalta leucospila Walker, [1858]

[1858]. Prospalta leucospila Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1114.

Type Locality: Hindostan [India].

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, & Sikkim) and Nepal.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

Iambia Walker, 1863

1863. Iambia Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 27: 109.

Type Species: Iambia inferalis Walker, 1863.

 

61) Iambia pulla (Swinhoe, 1885)

1885. Acontia pulla Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1885: 456, pl. 27, f. 15.

Type Locality: Poona (India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra, & West Bengal) and Sri Lanka.

Larval host plants: Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae).

 

(XI) Subfamily Eriopinae Herrich-Schäffer, [1851] 1845

 

Callopistria Hübner, [1821]

[1821]. Callopistria Hübner, Verz. bek. Schmett. 14: 216.

Type Species: Phalaena juventina Stoll, 1782.

 

62) Callopistria maillardi (Guenée, 1862)

1862. Eriopus maillardi Guenée, Notes fur l’lle de la Réunion (Bourbon) 2: 639.

2013. Callopistria maillardi: Kononenko and Pinratana, Broth. St. Gabr. Thai. Bangk.: 625pp.

Type Locality: Réunion.

Material examined: 01 ex., Tamhini, Pune, 19.ix.2018, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1872); 01 ex., Talegaon, Pune, 5.ix.2018, N. Upadhyay (L-1873).

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra), Indonesia, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.

Larval host plants: Nephrolepis biserrata (Lomariopsidaceae); Asplenium nidus (Aspleniaceae); Pellaea viridis (Pteridaceae); Adiantum sp. (Pteridaceae); and Lygodium sp. (Lygodiaceae).

 

63) Callopistria callopistrioides (Moore, 1881)

1881. Thalpophila callopistrioides Moore, Proc. zool Soc. Lond., 1881:344.

Type Locality: Northern India.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra & northeastern Himalaya), Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia (Borneo), and Philippines.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

64) Callopistria apicalis (Walker, 1855)

1855. Mosara apicalis Walker, List specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5:1032.

Type Locality: Not known.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra), and Philippines.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

(XII) Subfamily Noctuinae Latreille, 1809

 

Tribe Prodeniini Forbes, 1954

Spodoptera Guenée, 1852

1852. Spodoptera Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 5 (Noct. 1): 153.

Type Species: Hadena mauritia Boisduval, 1833.

 

65) Spodoptera litura (Fabricius, 1775)

1775. Noctua litura Fabricius Entom. Syst. Emen. et Aucta. Sec. Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adjectis Synonymis, Locis, Desc. Observatio.: 601.

Type Locality: Darjeeling (India).

Material examined: 02 ex., Gaganbawda, Kolhapur, 02.x.2016, V.D. Hegde & Party (L-1681); 01 ex., Sakarpa, Ratnagiri, 29.x.2015, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1372); 01 ex., Gaganbawda, Kolhapur, 03.x.2016, V.D. Hegde & Party (L-1548); 01 ex., WRC, ZSI, Pune campus, 01.x.2015, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1549).

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, & West Bengal), Autralo-Papuan, Borneo Java, Nepal, southern Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Ethippian, Taiwan of oriental & also Palaearctic, and Hawaiian regions.

Larval host plants: polyphagus: Allium (Alliaceae); Mangifera (Anacardiaceae); Carissa (Apocynaceae); Alocasia, Colocasia (Araceae); Basella (Basellaceae); Begonia (Begoniaceae); Canna (Cannaceae); Carica (Caricaceae); Casuarina (Casuarinaceae); Terminalia (Combretaceae); Blumea, Dahlia, Helianthus, Lactuca, Synedrella, Zinnia (Compositae); Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae); Brassica (Cruciferae); Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae); Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae); Diospyros (Ebenaceae); Euphorbia, Ricinus (Euphorbiaceae); Andropogon, Lepturus, Saccharum, Thuarea Zea (Gramineae); Cassytha (Lauraceae); Acacia, Canavalia, Dolichos, Glycine, Indigofera, Inocarpus, Medicago, Mimosa, Mucuna, Phaseolus, Sesbania (Leguminosae); Asparagus, Eucharis (Liliaceae); Geniostoma (Loganiaceae); Gossypium, Sida (Malvaceae); Ficus (Moraceae); Musa (Musaceae); Psidium (Myrtaceae); Boerhavia (Nyctaginaceae); Passiflora (Passifloraceae); Piper (Piperaceae); Polygonum (Polygonaceae); Eichhornia (Pontederiaceae); Rosa (Rosaceae); Morinda (Rubiaceae); Citrus (Rutaceae); Antirrhinum (Scrophulariaceae); Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Solanum (Solanaceae); Theobroma (Sterculiaceae); Camellia (Theaceae); Triumfetta (Tiliaceae) ; Daucus (Umbelliferae); Laportea (Urticaceae); and Lantana, Tectona (Verbenaceae).

 

66) Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval, 1833)

1833. Hadena mauritia Boisduval, Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 2(2): 240.

Type Locality: Mauritius, Bourbon.

Material examined: 01 ex., Gaganbawda, Kolhapur, 03.x.2016, V.D. Hegde & Party (L-1681).

Distribution: India (Andaman & Nicobar Island, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, & West Bengal), Australo-Papuan, Ethiopio-Malagassic, Hawiian regions, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines of oriental, southern Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and western Malaysia.

Larval host plants: Gramineae; Compositae; Coniferae; Cruciferae; Cyperaceae; Malvaceae; Palmae; Solanaceae.

 

67) Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)

1833. Prodenia littoralis Boisduval, Fauna Ent. Madag. Lep.: 91.

Type Locality: Kichwamba, Ankole, Uganda.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra), Africa, Europe, Greece, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Syria, and Turkey.

Larval host plants: polyphagus: Gossypium hirsutum, Abelmoschus esculentus (Malvaceae); Graminae; Euphorbiaceae; Cruciferaceae; Umbelliferae; Araceae; Solanaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Leguminosae; Capparidaceae; Labitaceae; Compositae; Rosaceae; Oleaceae; Anacardiaceae; Rutaceae; Apocynaceae; Fabaceae; Moraceae; Tiliaceae; and Myrtaceae.

 

Tribe Caradrini Boisduval, 1840

Subtribe Athetiina Fibiger & Lafontaine, 2005

Athetis Hübner, [1821]

[1821]. Athetis Hübner, Verz. bek. Schmett. 14: 209.

Type Species: Noctua dasychira Hübner, 1817.

 

68) Athetis bremusa (Swinhoe, 1885)

1885. Caradrina bremusa Swinhoe, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 451.

Type Locality: Poona (India).

Material examined: 01 ex., WRC, ZSI campus, Pune, 21.xi.2016, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1684).

Distribution: India (Maharashtra), Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

69) Athetis thoracica (Moore, [1884])

[1884]. Radinacra thoracica Moore, The Lepidoptera of Ceylon 3: 31.

Type Locality: Sri Lanka.

Material examined: 04 ex., Lonavla, Pune, 23.viii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1729).

Distribution: India (Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu), Australia, Borneo, China, Fiji, Hawaii, Laos, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Melanesia, New Hebrides, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Sri Lanka, Samoa, southern Japan, Solomon Isl., Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.

Larval host plants: Commelina (Commelinaceae); Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae); Syzygium (Myrtaceae); Portulaca (Portulacaceae); Nicotiana (Solanaceae); Camellia (Theaceae); Gramineae; and Leguminosae.

 

70) Athetis delecta (Moore, 1881)

1881. Caradrina delecta Moore, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1881: 349, pl. 38, f. 15.

Type Locality: Darjiling (India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra), Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, and western China.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

71) Athetis fasciata (Moore, 1867)

1867. Graphiphora fasciata Moore, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1867: 54.

Type Locality: Darjeeling (India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra & Sikkim), Nepal, Thailand, and western China.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

Tribe Dypterygiini Forbes, 1954

Aucha Walker, [1858]

[1858]. Aucha Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1137.

Type Species: Aucha velans Walker, 1858.

 

72) Aucha nectens (Walker, 1858)

1858. Triphaena nectens Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 15: 1704.

Type Locality: Hindostan (India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra) and Malaysia.

Larval host plants: Not knwon.

 

Trachea Ochsenheimer, 1816

1816. Trachea Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. 4: 75.

Type Species: Phalaena atriplicis Linnaeus, 1758.

 

73) Trachea auriplena (Walker, 1857)

1857. Eurois auriplena Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 11: 557.

Type Locality: Sri Lanka.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra), Thailand, Pakistan, northern India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and northern Vietnam.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

Tribe Phlogophorini Hampson, 1918

Conservula Grote, 1874

1874. Conservula Grote, Bull. Buffalo Soc. nat. Sci. 2: 17.

Type species: Phlogophora anodonta Guenée, 1852.

 

74) Conservula indica (Moore, 1867)

1867. Phlogophora indica Moore, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 57.                

Type Locality: Bengal [India].

Material examined: 02 ex., Valmiki Pathar, Patan, Satara, 18.vii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1752).Distribution: India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, & Himachal Pradesh), Bangladesh, Laos, Pakistan, southwestern China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Larval host plants: Pteridium aquilinum (Dennstaedtiaceae).

Remark: New record for Western Ghats, Maharashtra.

 

Euplexia Stephens, 1829

1829. Euplexia Stephens, Nom. Br. Insects, 1829: 41.

Type Species: Phalaena lucipara Linnaeus, 1758.

75) Euplexia semifascia (Walker, 1856)

1865. Hadena semifascia Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 737.

Type Locality: South Hindostan (India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Northwestern Himalaya, Maharashtra, & Tamil Nadu) and Nepal.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

Karana Moore, 1882

1882. Karana Moore, Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson 2: 106.

Type Species: Karana decorata Moore, 1882.

 

76) Karana gemmifera (Walker, 1857)

[1858]. Plusia gemmifera Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 934.

Type Locality: Not known.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, & Tamil Nadu), Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, southwestern China, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

Pareuplexia Warren in Setiz, 1911

1911. Pareuplexia Warren, Novit. zool. 18: 140─148.

Type Species: Naenia chalybeata Moore, 1867.

 

77) Pareuplexia metallica (Walker, 1865)

1865. Mamestra metallica Walker, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 666.

Type Locality: Darjeeling (India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Bombay during British India=probably Maharashtra, Sikkim, & West Bengal).

Larval host plants: Not known.

Remark: Endemic to India.

 

Sasunaga Moore, 1881

1881. Sasunaga Moore, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1881: 342.

Type Species: Hadena tenebrosa Moore, 1867.

 

78) Sasunaga tenebrosa Moore, 1867

1867. Hadena tenebrosa Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1867: 59.

Type Locality: Bengal (India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Sikkim, & Uttarakhand), Bangladesh, Borneo, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, southwestern China, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Timor, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Larval host plants: Ventilago (Rhamnaceae).

 

79) Sasunaga longiplaga Warren, 1912

1912. Sasunaga longiplaga Warren, Novit. zool. 19: 15.

Type Locality: Penang (Malaysia).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra), Borneo, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, southwestern China, Thailand, Taiwan, Timor, and Vietnam.

 Larval host plants: Not known.

 

Tribe Hadenini Guenée, 1837

Subtribe Leucaniina Guenée, 1837

Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1816

1816. Leucania Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. 4: 81.

 

80) Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)

1827. Noctua loreyi Duponchel, Lep. France, 7: 81.

Type Locality: Dijon.

Material examined: 01 ex., Bhosgaon, Satara, 13.vii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1731); 01 ex., Forest RH, Bhosgaon, Satara, 17.vii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1699).

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra), Europe, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka.

Larval host plants: Oryza sativa, Zea mays, and Saccharum (Poaceae).

 

81) Leucania polemusa Swinhoe, 1885

1885. Leucania polemusa Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 447, pl. 27, f. 1.

Type Locality: Poona; Bombay (India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra).

Larval host plants: Not known.

Remark: Endemic to India.

 

82) Leucania vana (Swinhoe, 1885)

1885. Agrotis vana Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. pl. 27, f. 9.

Type Locality: Poona; Sattara (Maharashtra, India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra).

Larval host plants: Not known.

Remark: Endemic to India.

 

Tribe Noctuini Latreille, 1809

Subtribe Agrotina Rambur, 1848

Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1816

1816. Agrotis Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. 4: 66.

Type Species: Noctua segetum Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775.

 

83) Agrotis biconica Kollar, [1844]

[1844]. Agrotis biconica Kollar, in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek 4: 480.

Type Locality: Kashmir (India).

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Maharashtra, northwestern Himalayas, Punjab, Sikkim, & Tamil Nadu), Afghanistan, Iran, Madagascar, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Turkey.

Larval host plants: Not known.

 

84) Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)

1766. Phalaena ipsilon Hufnagel, Berlinisches Magazin, 3: 416.

Type Locality: Germany.

Material examined: 01 ex., Talegaon, Pune, 08.viii.2017, N. Upadhyay (L-1946).

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra), Universally distributed except South America.

Larval host plants: Polyphagous: Crataegus sp. (Rosaceae); Cruciferae; Chenopodiaceae; Compositae; Gramineae; and Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae).

 

85) Agrotis segetum ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

1775. Noctua segetum Denis & Schiffermüller, Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 81.

Type Locality: Vienna region.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra), Africa, Asia, China, Europe, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Madagascar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, and Taiwan.

Larval host plants: Polyphagous: Fabaceae; Amaryllidaceae; Asparagaceae; Brassicaceae; Theaceae; Casuarinaceae; Pinaceae; Asteraceae; Rubiaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Myrtaceae; Rosaceae; Malvaceae; Solanaceae; and Amaranthaceae.

 

Subtribe Noctuina Latreille, 1809

Xestia Hübner, 1818

1818. Xestia Hübner, Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1: 16.

Type Species: Noctua ochreago Hübner, 1790.

 

86) Xestia c-nigrum (Linnaeus, 1758)

1758. Phalaena (Noctua) c-nigrum Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 516.

Type Locality: Europe.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Meghalaya, Maharashtra, northwestern Himalaya, & Tamil Nadu), northern America, Europe, Japan, and Sri Lanka.

 Larval host plants: Chamaenerion angustifolium (Onagraceae) and Stellaria media (Caryophyllaceae).

 

87) Xestia semiherbida (Walker, 1857)

1857. Triphaena semiherbida Walker, Cat. Lep. Het., 11: 743.

Type Locality: Northern India.

Material examined: None.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, northern India, & Sikkim), Japan, and Taiwan.

 Larval host plants: Not known.

 

Tribe Glottulini Guenee, 1852

Polytela Guenée, 1852

1852. Polytela Guenée, Hist. nat. Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid.) 5: 113.

Type Species: Bombyx gloriosae Fabricius, 1775.

 

88) Polytela gloriosae Fabricius, 1781(Plate 1 E)

1781. Polytela gloriosae Fabricius, Spec. Ins. 2: 205.

Type Locality: “Habitat in Indiae orientalis Gloriosa” (India).

Material examined: 01 ex., Menawali, Wai, Satara,                23.vii.2018, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1971); 01 ex., Valmiki Pathar, Satara, 18.vii.2017, A.S. Kalawate & Party (L-1751); 01ex., WRC, ZSI, Pune campus, 7.viii.2017, A.S. Kalawate (L-1798).

Distribution: India (throughout including Maharashtra) and Sri Lanka.

Larval host plants: Gloriosa superba (Colchicaceae); Crinum asiaticum, Amaryllis (Amaryllidaceae); Scadoxus multiflorus (Amaryllidaceae); and Lilium (Liliaceae).

 

 

Conclusion

 

The present study provides an enumeration of total of 88 species of 44 genera from 13 subfamilies of noctuid family. Total eight species of noctuid moths reported endemic to India: Leucania polemusa; Leucania vana; Ozarba badia; Ozarba itwarra; Ozarba rectifascia; Ozarba uberosa; Maliattha fuliginosa, and Pareuplexia metallica. Two species namely, C. indica and P. umbra are reported first time from the Western Ghats’ part of Maharashtra. Adisura atkinsoni is a new record to Maharashtra. This is the first report of documenting noctuid moths from the northern Western Ghats region. In future more extensive survey efforts will be undertaken to collect and record the diversity of the noctuid moth from northern Western Ghats.

 

 

Table1. Details of the survey localitites with geocoordinates.

Locality

Latitude

Longitude

Lonavala

18.75

73.4

Oras

16.11

73.7

Bhosgaon

17.22

73.95

Menawali

17.94

73.89

Gaganbawda

16.54

73.83

Phansad

18.4

72.93

Talegaon dabhade

18.73

73.68

Sakharpa

16.99

73.69

Saptashrungi gadh

20.39

73.9

Tamhini

18.45

73.43

ZSI, WRC, campus

18.64

73.76

Valmiki pathar

17.72

73.61

Katewadi

17.39

73.74

Trayambakeshwar

19.93

73.53

Patan

17.37

17.37

Vaibhavwadi

16.49

73.74

Peth

20.25

73.5

 

 

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