Abstract
This study attempts to create a checklist of moths recorded from two different parts of Tadong in Sikkim, located in the northeastern Himalaya of India. Out of 160 photographed specimens of moths, 133 species were identified and classified. Sixteen families of moths were recorded out of which Erebidae (30.83%) had the highest number of species followed by Geometridae (24.81%), and Crambidae (18.05%) while the other families comprised of 26.30% of the total species.
Highlights
During 19th–20th Century, Hampson (1892, 1894, 1895, 1896) and Bell & Scott (1973) documented moths of this region. Dudgeon (1898–1901) documented moths from Sikkim and Bhutan
The aim of the present study is to create a baseline checklist of moths from Tadong region in Sikkim for further update and addition to the inventory of moths of Sikkim
Materials and Methods An opportunistic survey was conducted where moths were photographed as they came towards light sources (LED, incandescent or compact fluorescent bulbs) illuminating residential premises
Summary
During 19th–20th Century, Hampson (1892, 1894, 1895, 1896) and Bell & Scott (1973) documented moths of this region. Dudgeon (1898–1901) documented moths from Sikkim and Bhutan. During 19th–20th Century, Hampson (1892, 1894, 1895, 1896) and Bell & Scott (1973) documented moths of this region. Dudgeon (1898–1901) documented moths from Sikkim and Bhutan. Kirti & Sodhi (2002) recorded 30 species of footman moths from Sikkim. Kirti & Sodhi (2003) recoded 24 species belonging to subfamily Arctiinae from Sikkim. Sanyal et al (2018) recorded 4,107 species with Sikkim having the greatest moth diversity. Chandra et al (2019) recorded 1,274 species of moths in ‘Assemblages of Lepidoptera in Indian Himalaya through Long Term Monitoring Plots,’ where many of the species of moths were recorded from the state of Sikkim.
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