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Exploring the Biodiversity of Moth (Lepidoptera) of Buner Valley, Pakistan

. Muhammad Sajid Zarin, Kausar Saeed, Anwar Sultana, Israr Alam, Shumaila Naurin, Sardar Azhar Mehmood, Shabir Ahmad, Inzimam ul Haq, Imad Ali Khan and Ayesha Imtiaz


Abstract

The current preliminary survey of Moth (Lepidoptera) was conducted from September 2018 to September 2019 in different localities of District Buner Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It was the first attempt to explore and catalogue the Moth fauna of this area. In current exploration study a total of 563 specimens of Moth were collected. During entomological survey a total of 28 species belonging to 25 genera under 8 families were recorded. Species counting on family basis as Family Erebidae 8 species (Cyana hemata (Walker, 1854), Aloa lactinea (Cramer, 1777), Creatonotos transiens (Walker, 1855), Olene mendosa (Hubner, 1823), Cyana puella (Drury, 1773), Syntomoides imoan (Cramer, 1779), Spilosoma obliqua (Walker, 1855) and Stigmatophora palmata (Moore, 1878)). Family Sphingidae 6 species (Marumba sperchius (Menetries, 1857), Psilogramma increta (Walker 1865), Leucophlebia lineata (Westwood, 1847), Polyptychus dentatus (Cramer, 1777), Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758) and Theretra oldenlandiae (Fabricius, 1775)). Family Geometridae 2 species (Biston suppressaria (Guenee, 1858), Declana atronivea (Walker, 1865)). Family Noctuidae 6 species (Dysgonia torrida (Guenee, 1852), Polytela gloriosae (Fabricius, 1781), Chasmina candida (Walker, 1865), Anua tirhaca (Cramer, 1777), Aegocera venulia (Cramer, 1777), Anua coronata (Fabricius, 1976)). Family Crambidae 2 species (Bradina diagonalis (Guenee, 1852), Archernis capitalis (Fabricius, 1794)). Family Notodontidae 2 species (Dinara combusta (Walker, 1855), Phalera raya (Moore, 1849)) and Family Lasiocampidae 1 species (Euthrix potatoria (Linnaeus, 1758)) while Family Bombycidae 1 species (Ocinara varians (Walker, 1855)).

Key words: Biodiversity, Moth, Lepidoptera, Biogeography, Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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