Journal of Entomological Research

SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue: 3

Lepidopteran fauna of an agro-ecosystem in Western Rajasthan: A short-term surveillance

  • Author:
  • Manju Sharma, Meera Srivastava
  • Total Page Count: 10
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 249 to 258

Laboratory of Entomology, P.G. Department of Zoology, Govt. Dungar College, Bikaner-3340 03, Rajasthan, India.

Abstract

Survey for the fauna belonging to economically important order Lepidoptera of an agro-ecosystem near Bikaner (Western Rajasthan, India) in relation to its diversity and density was carried out. Both, butterflies and moths were documented from the region of study, number of species of moths were observed to be more (21), while, number of butterfly species collected was less (14). In all, butterflies belonging to 6 families and moths belonging to 4 families were reckoned from the agro-ecosystem.