New records of pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

B.S.K. Rao & C. Sivaperuman

Abstract. Data on the distribution of 20 species of moths from the families Crambidae and Pyralidae in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, are presented, with notes on their host plants and general distribution. Of these, 19 species, as well as the genus Pseudosacada Singh, Kirti et Ranjan, 2020, are recorded for the region for the first time. Agrioglypta excelsalis (Walker, 1866) is recorded for the first time for India. Most of the listed species are important agricultural and forest pests.

Key words: India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, agricultural and forest pests, distribution, new records, Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Pyralidae

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2021, 30(2): 215–221 ▪ Published online 27 October 2021

https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2021.30.2.215 ▪ Open full article

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Illustrations of the general appearance of pyraloids collected in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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