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List Of Moths Of India (Geometridae)
This is a list of moth species of the family Geometridae that are found in India. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of India. This list is based on a 2016 publication by Gunathilagaraj KandasamyKandasamy, Gunathilagaraj (2016)"Checklist of Indian Geometridae" Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. that included 1938 names (including synonyms) in 383 genera. *''Abaciscus intractabilis'' (Walker, 1864) *''Abaciscus tristis'' Butler, 1889 *''Abraxaphantes perampla'' (Swinhoe, 1890) *''Abraxas abrasata'' Warren, 1898 *''Abraxas adusta'' Hampson, 1891 *''Abraxas alpestris'' Warren, 1893 *''Abraxas capitata'' Warren, 1894 *''Abraxas disrupta'' Warren, 1894 *''Abraxas ditritaria'' Walker, 1862 *''Abraxas elaioides'' Wehrli, 1931 *''Abraxas etridoides'' Hampson, 1895 *''Abraxas fasciaria'' Guerin-Meneville, 1843 *''Abraxas fuscescens'' Butler, 1886 *''Abraxas germana'' Swinhoe, 1891 *''Abraxas illuminata'' Warren, 1894 *''Abraxas inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
