List of moths of India

List of moths of India

The following is a list of the moths of India. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 species of moths are to be found in India. The family lists are given below :

Family lists for Indian moths

* Alucitidae
* Arctiidae
* Bombycidae
* Brachodidae
* Brahmaeidae
* Choreutidae
* Cosmopterigidae
* Cossidae
* Crambidae
* Drepanidae
* Eupterotidae
* Gelechiidae
* Geometridae
* Glyphipterigidae
* Gracillariidae
* Hepialidae
* Immidae
* Lasiocampidae
* Lecithoceridae
* Limacodidae
* Lymantriidae
* Noctuidae
* Nolidae
* Notodontidae
* Oecophoridae
* Pantheidae
* Peleopodidae
* Phaudidae
* Psychidae
* Pterophoridae
* Pyralidae
* Saturniidae
* Sesiidae
* Sphingidae
* Thyrididae
* Tineidae
* Tortricidae
* Uraniidae
* Xyloryctidae
* Yponomeutidae
* Zygaenidae

ee also

* Moth
* Lepidoptera
* Fauna and flora of India

References

*aut|Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex [accessed 6 January 2007]
* & al (1892-1937) Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma - Moths. Vols. 1-5 cxix + 2813 p - 1295 figs - 1 table - 15 pl (12 in col.)
*, 2002 [2003] . "Moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Hong Kong". Ph.D. thesis, The University of Hong Kong. xvi + 660 pp. [http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B30278831]
*. Website on [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/intro.html Lepidoptera and some other life forms] - Page on [http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/index.html Order Lepidoptera] (Accessed on 08 Jul 2007).

External links

* [http://www.srilankaninsects.net Insects of Sri Lanka]
* [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/intro.html Markku Savela's pages]
* [http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#R Indian Wildlife Act and scheduled species lists]
** [http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/wildlife/wildlife1s1.html Schedule 1]
** [http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/wildlife/wildlife1s2.html Schedule 2]


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