Faunistic studies on Pyralidae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) associated with horticultural crops from zone-1 and 2 of Karnataka

Abstract

The investigations on faunistic studies of Pyralidae (Lepidoptera; Pyraloidea) associated with horticulture crops of zone-1 and 2 of Karnataka were carried out during August 2015 to January 2016. During the survey, a total of 4 number species of Pyralidae were documented which were collected and reared on their respective hosts. All the species represented 2 sub-families of Pyralidae viz., Phycitinae and Epipaschiinae. The morphological and genital characters of the all the species documented were studied in detail.