Open AccessMacromoths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) in Jeli, Kelantan : A Preliminary Checklist
Author(s) -
M.F. Norashikin,
H. Kamarul Ariffin,
Ker Ean Foong
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of tropical resources and sustainable science/journal of tropical resources and sustainable science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2462-2389
pISSN - 2289-3946
DOI - 10.47253/jtrss.v2i2.493
Subject(s) - saturniidae , checklist , lepidoptera genitalia , noctuidae , biology , zoology , ecology , paleontology
An initial checklist of moths of Jeli, Kelantan is presented. A total of 673 individuals of macromoths (Heterocera) comprising of 161 species belonging to 12 families were recorded from light traps samples. Among the 12 families encountered, two major families of macromoths namely Noctuidae and Geometridae represented the most diverse families with 28 and 44 species respectively. Overall, the four least diverse families were Limacodidae, Europtidae, Uraniidae and Saturniidae with 2,3,3 and 5 species encountered.