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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 10, Issue:1, January, 2021

PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2021.10(1): 2959-2964
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1001.342


Biodiversity of Lepidoptera in Agricultural and Horticultural Ecosystem in Pajancoa & RI, Karaikal – U.T. of Puducherry
Thiruvengadam*, K. Sachin, J. Dharini, V. Jishnu, V. Mathivanan,V.Santhiya and K. Kumar
Department of Agricultural Entomology, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal,( PAJANCOA & RI) U.T. of Puducherry. India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Lepidopteran insects were collected at weekly intervals during kharif and rabi seasons from Agricultural and Horticultural ecosystem and identified to the extent of possible taxon’s. A total of 40 fauna species of lepidopterans were recorded in agricultural and horticultural ecosystem under 40 genera, 13 families of order lepidoptera. Among the insect families, it is observed that the family Nymphalidae consists of many species followed by Lycaenidae. It was also recorded a total of 12 species under the family Nymphalidae followed by Lycaenidae (6 species). Among the collections, the number of a herbivores was maximum and comprised of 28 species when compare to tourists comprised of 12 species.


Keywords: Agricultural Lepidoptera, Horticultural Lepidoptera, Biodiversity and Relative abundance

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Thiruvengadam, K., K. Sachin, J. Dharini, V. Jishnu, V. Mathivanan, V.Santhiya and Kumar, K. 2021. Biodiversity of Lepidoptera in Agricultural and Horticultural Ecosystem in Pajancoa & RI, Karaikal – U.T. of Puducherry.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 10(1): 2959-2964. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1001.342
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