Unusual sex ratio of Vitessa suradeva Moore (Pyralinae: Pyralidae: Lepidoptera) attracted to light traps

Authors

  • Navneet Singh Zoological Survey of India, Gangetic Plains Regional Centre, Patna 800 026, Bihar, India
  • Rahul Ranjan Zoological Survey of India, Gangetic Plains Regional Centre, Patna 800 026, Bihar, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v41i3.188

Keywords:

Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Pyralinae, Vitessa suradeva Moore

Abstract

The present communication is about the unusual sex ratio of Vitessa suradeva Moore attracted to light traps. Females are reported to be more attractive to light traps than their male counterpart. Only one male could be collected out of 25 samples over two years of collections in North East India.

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Published

2016-09-15

How to Cite

Singh, N., & Ranjan, R. (2016). Unusual sex ratio of Vitessa suradeva Moore (Pyralinae: Pyralidae: Lepidoptera) attracted to light traps. ENTOMON, 41(3), 247–248. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v41i3.188

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