Department of Entomology, College of Horticulture, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot-587 104, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: venk0910@gmail.com
Online published on 17 July, 2017.
The extensive studies were conducted on noctuids moths associated with major vegetables in different districts of Karnataka i.e. Bangalore Mysore, Chikmaglore, Bagalkot, Belgaum and Dharwad. All the collected specimens were identified and sorted into 42 species belonging to three families of Noctuoidea. Highest numbers of species were recorded in family noctuidae (29 species) belonged to eight subfamilies. Family Nolidae and Erebidae accounted for six and seven species respectively and were placed in two and four subfamilies, respectively.
Noctuidae, vegetables, checklist, diversity
