List of moths of India
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The following is a list of the moth
s of India
. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 species of moths are to be found in India. The family lists are given below :
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 species of moths are to be found in India. The family lists are given below :
Family lists for Indian moths
- Alucitidae
- Arctiidae
- Bombycidae
- Brachodidae
- Brahmaeidae
- Choreutidae
- Cosmopterigidae
- Cossidae
- Crambidae
- Drepanidae
- Eupterotidae
- Gelechiidae
- Geometridae
- Glyphipterigidae
- Gracillariidae
- Hepialidae
- Immidae
- Lasiocampidae
- Lecithoceridae
- Limacodidae
- Lymantriidae
- Noctuidae
- Nolidae
- Notodontidae
- Oecophoridae
- Pantheidae
- Peleopodidae
- Phaudidae
- Psychidae
- Pterophoridae
- Pyralidae
- Saturniidae
- Sesiidae
- Sphingidae
- Thyrididae
- Tineidae
- Tortricidae
- Uraniidae
- Xyloryctidae
- Yponomeutidae
- Zygaenidae