Plume Moths of Family Pterophoridae (Microlepidoptera) from Shiwaliks of North-West India

Authors

  • H. S. Pooni
     Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala - 1470002, Punjab
  • P. C. Pathania
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700 053, West Bengal
  • Amit Katewa
     Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala - 1470002, Punjab

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i3/2019/143334

Keywords:

Microlepidoptera, North-West, Plume Moths, Pterophoridae.

Abstract

Survey tours were undertaken for the collection of Pterophorid moths from various localities falling in the jurisdiction of North-Western Shiwaliks. In all, 26 species belonged to 18 genera of the family Pterophoridae(25 species of subfamily Pterophorinae and 01 Deuterocopinae) were examined and identified. The keys to subfamilies, synonymy, distribution and remarks for all the species are also provided in detail.

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H. S. Pooni, Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala - 1470002, Punjab

Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences

P. C. Pathania, Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700 053, West Bengal

Scientist D, Lepidoptera Section

Amit Katewa, Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala - 1470002, Punjab

Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences

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2019-08-06

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Pooni, H. S., Pathania, P. C., & Katewa, A. (2019). Plume Moths of Family Pterophoridae (Microlepidoptera) from Shiwaliks of North-West India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 119(3), 256–262. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i3/2019/143334

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Volume 119, Issue 3, 2019

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