Abstract
We present the first documentation of the insect fauna of Lalwan Community Reserve and Ranjit Sagar Conservation Reserve, Punjab. The survey was conducted in the months of May and June 2019. Selected insect groups were focused on for the rapid documentation of the entomofauna. Overall, we recorded 91 species of insects belonging to the orders Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Odonata. A total of 68 species including 46 species of order Lepidoptera, nine species of Odonata, and 13 species of Coleoptera were reported from Lalwan Community Reserve. Thirty-seven species consisting of 23 species of Odonata and 14 species of Lepidoptera were recorded from Ranjit Sagar Conservation Reserve, Punjab.
Highlights
A healthy ecosystem reveals the diversity and community structure of the insect groups in itself (Fagundes et al 2011)
The present study reveals the Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, & Odonata fauna of the Lalwan Community Reserve and Lepidoptera & Odonata fauna of Ranjit Sagar Conservation Reserve, Punjab for the first time
Lepidoptera, Odonata, & Coleoptera orders were focused in Lalwan Community Reserve (LCR), only Lepidoptera and Odonata were focused in Ranjit Sagar Conservation Reserve (RSCR)
Summary
A healthy ecosystem reveals the diversity and community structure of the insect groups in itself (Fagundes et al 2011). About 180,000 species of Lepidoptera have been described in the world which comprise of moths and butterflies. A total of 1,439 species of butterflies have been described from India so far. Sharma & Joshi (2009) documented the butterflies in district Hoshiarpur from Dholbaha Dam. Bhardwaj et al (2017) documented the biodiversity of Siswan Reserve, Punjab in which 169 species of insects were reported.
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