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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Message from the Chancellor
vi
2. Foreward
vii
3. Acknowledgements
viii
4. Amity University Campus
ix
Colotis amata amata
(Desert Small Salmon Arab)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
34
Hypolimnas misippus
36
Hypolimnas bolina jacintha
38
(Danaid Eggfly)
5. Introduction
x
(Oriental Great Egg fly)
6. About the Book
1
Pelopidas mathias mathias
40
7. Introduction to Butterflies
2
8. What is Butterfly?
3
Ariadne ariadne
42
9. Life cycle of Butterfly
6
Eurema brigitta rubella
44
Papilio polytes romulus
46
10. Difference between Butterfly and Moth
11
11. Defense mechanism of Butterflies
13
12. Importance of Butterflies
16
19-63
15. Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady)
20
16. Ariadne merione merione
22
(Dakhan Common Castor)
Papilio demoleus demoleus
(Northern Lime Swallowtail)
Chilades pandava pandava
(Oriental Plains Cupid)
Melanitis leda leda
(Red-line Small Grass Yellow) (Indian Common Mormon)
24
Spindasis vulcanus vulcanus 50
(Common Silverline)
Junonia almana almana
52
Junonia lemonias lemonias
54
Tarucus nara
56
(Oriental Peacock Pansy)
(Striped Pierrot) 26
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe 58
(Oriental Mottled Emigrant ) 28
Hasora chromus chromus
30
Belenois aurota aurota
32
(Oriental Common Banded Awl)
(Plain Tiger)
(Chinese Lemon Pansy)
(Oriental Common Evening Brown)
(Indian Pioneer)
(Angled Castor)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus 48
13. Butterflies - Family Description 17 Butterflies
(Dakhan Small Branded Swift)
Suastus gremius gremius
60
Pieris rapae (Small White)
62
Introduction to Moths
64
(Oriental Palm Bob)
Defense mechanism of Moths 69
Importance of Moths
71
Moths – Family Description
71
Moths Cnaphalocrocis medinalis
(Rice Leaf)
Omiodes accepta
(Sugarcane Leaf Roller)
Parapoynx fluctuosalis
(Rice Case Worm)
75-106 76 78 80
84
Ophiusa tirhaca
86
Syntomoides imaon
88
Utethesia pulchelloides
89
Hyperythra lutea
91
Amyna punctum
92
Condica illecta
93
Chrysodeixis acuta
94
Helicoverpa armigera
95
Trigonodes hyppasia
96
(Handmaiden Moth) (Heliotrope Moth)
(Geometrid Moth) (Amyna Moth)
(Groundling Moth) (Tunbridge Wells Gem) (Cotton Bollworm )
(Triangles or Semi-Looper)
(Oleander hawk-moth)
98
Eretmocera impactella
100
Antheraea mylitta
101
Callopistria maillardi
103
Orphanostigma abruptalis
104
(Callopistria Moth)
Creatonotos gangis
(Green Drab)
Daphnis nerii
(Tussar silk moth)
83
(Aarctiine Moth)
(Beet Webworm Moth)
(Gelechia Moth)
Agonopterix argillacea
(Tortricid Moth)
Spoladia recurvalis Fabricius 97
Altha subnotata (Slug Moth) 105 Westermannia superba
106
Glossary
107
References
109
A Checklist of Butterflies and 112 Moths of Amity University Noida Authors/Contributors
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHANCELLOR
The last two decades have seen a rapid development in the science of wildlife conservation in India. There is an increasing need felt by institutions to provide adequate training, education and research in this interdisciplinary field. In view of this, the Amity Institute of Forestry and Wildlife (AIFW) was set up in 2013. By supporting the training needs of wildlife managers and biologists throughout the country, we hope to encourage scientific planning, management and research in the vast field of wildlife conservation. Established in 2003, the campus of Amity University, Noida is a beautiful one. This large size attractive landscaping of Amity University campus supports a variety of birds and other urban wildlife. A walk around the campus would guarantee spotting a few species of butterflies and moths found in the area. This booklet contains information on taxonomy, life history, host plants, global distribution of butterflies and moths species sighted on campus in the year 2016-17.
I offer my best wishes and support to the authors of this book. I also take this opportunity to encourage others to record and compile such information in the future.
FOREWORD
Wildlife is a precious gift of God to this planet. Wildlife conservation is the attempt to protect endangered animal and plant species, along with their natural habitat. For maintaining a healthy ecological balance on this earth, animals, plants and marine species are as important as humans. Each organism on this earth has a unique place in food chain that helps contribute to the ecosystem in its own special way. But, sadly today, many of the animals, birds and insects are getting endangered. The natural habitats of animals and plants are being destroyed for land development and farming by humans.
All of us derive great pleasure and inspiration from watching butterflies and moths and their natural history. But Lepidopterans are form an intricate component of ecosystems, which we need for our own survival. Butterflies and moths play an important role in the effective functioning of various ecosystems. As butterflies and moths are low levels the food chain, they are also good indicators of the general state of our biodiversity. When they start disappearing, it means that something is wrong with our environment and that we need to take action. Lepidopterans: butterflies and moths diversity is important ecologically which acts as an important indicator to evaluate different habitats both qualitatively and quantitatively. Unfortunately global diversity of butterflies and moths is decreasing incessantly primarily due to anthropogenic disturbances and climate change. No surprise that IUCN Red List of endangered butterflies and moths has already recognized 1226 species as threatened globally and India with 88 threatened species is ranked at seventh position (Lepidopterans
Best wishes,
diversity International 2010). In tropical forests, on an average 1800 populations are being
Dr. Atul Chauhan
There are many reasons why butterflies and moths are important, both in their own right but also
Chancellor, Amity University President, Ritnand Balved Education Foundation CEO, AKC Group of Companies
as quality of life indicators. I am sure this initiative taken by Amity Institute of Forestry and
destroyed per hour while 16 million annually.
Wildlife to enlist butterflies and moths of Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida campus will inspire and encourage many young minds and it will increase awareness of the conservation need for butterflies and moths and contribute to positive changes in their attitudes and behaviour towards beautiful Lepidopterans fauna and their habitats.
Prof. Dr. Balvinder Shukla Professor - Entrepreneurship & Leadership Vice Chancellor - Amity University Uttar Pradesh
A CHECKLIST OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS OF AMITY UNIVERSITY NOIDA
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S.No.
Scientific Name
Common Name
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Fissicrambus mutabilis Clemens, 1860
Veneer Moth
1.
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Painted Lady
25
Omiodes accepta Butler, 1877
Sugarcane Leaf Roller
2.
Ariadne merione merione Cramer, 1777
Dakhan Common Castor
26
Parapoynx fluctuosalis Zeller, 1852
Rice Case Worm
3.
Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 Northern Lime Swallowtail
27
Scirpophaga incertulas Walker, 1863
Rice Yellow Stem Borer
4.
Chilades pandava pandava Horsfield, 1829 Oriental Plains Cupid
28
Agonopterix argillacea Walsingham, 1881
Tortricid Moth
5.
Melanitis leda leda Linnaeus, 1758
Oriental Common Evening Brown
29
Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1763
Aarctiine Moth
6
Hasora chromus chromus Cramer, 1780
Oriental Common Banded Awl
30
Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1777
Green Drab
7
Belenois aurota aurota Fabricius, 1793
Indian Pioneer
31
Syntomoides imaon Cramer, 1780
Handmaiden Moth
8
Colotis amata amata Fabricius, 1775
Desert Small Salmon Arab
32
Utethesia pulchelloides Hampson, 1907
Heliotrope Moth
9
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764
Danaid Eggfly
33
Hyperythra lutea Stoll, 1781
Geometrid Moth
10
Hypolimnas bolina jacintha Drury, 1773
Oriental Great Egg fly
34
Amyna punctum Fabricius, 1794
Amyna Moth
11
Pelopidas mathias mathias Fabricius, 1798 Dakhan Small Branded Swift
35
Condica illecta Walker, 1865
Groundling Moth
12
Ariadne ariadne Linnaeus, 1763
Angled Castor
36
Chrysodeixis acuta Walker, 1858
Tunbridge Wells Gem
13
Eurema brigitta rubella Wallace, 1867
Redline Small Grass Yellow
37
Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1808
Cotton Bollworm Bollworm
14
Papilio polytes romulus Cramer, 1775
Indian Common Mormon
38
Trigonodes hyppasia, Cramer, 1779
Triangles or Semi-Looper
15
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 Plain Tiger
39
Spoladia recurvalis Fabricius, 1775
Beet Webworm Moth
16
Spindasis vulcanus vulcanus Fabricius, 1775 Common Silverline
40
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758
Oleander Hawk Moth
17
Junonia almana almana Linnaeus, 1758
41
Eretmocera impactella Walker, 1864
Gelechia Moth
18
Junonia lemonias lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 Chinese Lemon Pansy
42
Antheraea mylitta Drury, 1773
Tussar Silk Moth
19
Tarucus nara Kollar, 1848
43
Callopistria maillardi Guenée, 1862
Callopistria Moth
20
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 Oriental Mottled Emigrant
44
Orphanostigma abruptalis Walker, 1859
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21
Suastus gremius gremius Fabricius, 1798 Oriental Palm Bob
45
Altha subnotata Walker, 1862
Slug Moth
22
Pieris rapae Linnaeus, 1758
Small White
46
Westermannia superba Hübner, 1823
-
23
Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Guenee, 1854
Rice Leaf
Oriental Peacock Pansy
Striped Pierrot
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AUTHORS/CONTRIBUTORS
Dr. Netrapal Singh Chauhan
Priyamvada Singh
An M.Sc. in Zoology (specialization in Reproductive Physiology and Endocrinology) and Ph.D.
A civil service aspirant, done M.A. in Economics and pursued Bachelors in Business Administration from Punjab University, Chandigarh. She is passionate for contributing in Eco-Development work and reducing human-wildlife conflict.
Zoology (Ecology and Reproductive Biology of small wild mammals) from Delhi University, he has more than 37 years of teaching experience, 42 years of research experience, and has published 78 research papers, 7 books, 5 dissertations and guided 12 Ph.D. students .
Prof. (Dr.) Balvinder Shukla
Thomas Mathew
An M.Tech. from IIT Kharagpur and Ph.D. from Queen's University
Mathew M Thomas, Assistant Program Officer in marine division of Wildlife Trust of India, is a conservationist and photographer. Completed his Masters in Wildlife science from Amity Institute of Wildlife Science, Noida and Bachelors in Botany from St. Thomas college, Kozhencherry.
(UK) Dr. Shukla has over 32 years of experience in Industry and Academia. Currently, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Leadership and Vice Chancellor of Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Dr. Shukla is the recipient of numerous awards and is regularly invited as lead speaker or panelist in various national and international level industry events.
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Dr. Janmejay Sethy
Prazual Gurung
Dr. Janmejay Sethy is IUCN/SSC/BSG Sun bear Specialist member and Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Forestry and Wildlife, Amity University, Noida. He has completed M.Sc. in Wildlife and Conservation Biology from North Odisha University, Odisha, and Ph.D. in Wildlife Science from Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.
Pursuing his masters in Wildlife Sciences, Prazual completed his Bachelors in Zoology from Asutosh Collage, Calcutta University. An avid photographer and film maker he loves travelling and has deep respect for Mother Nature.
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AUTHORS/CONTRIBUTORS
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Paul Pop
Adil Khan
An inquisitive and explorative mind since birth, fascination for nature has led him to pursue Bachelors in Chemistry, Environmental Sciences and Zoology followed by a Masters in Wildlife Biology. His core areas of interests are ornithology, ethology, ecology and evolution.
Pursuing his Masters in Wildlife Sciences from Amity Institute of Wildlife Sciences. He has completed his Bachelors in Zoology from University of Delhi and it is this exposure which made him interested in nature and wildlife
Abhilasha Sharma
Priya Poonia
Abhilasha Sharma, pursuing M.Sc. in Wildlife Sciences from Amity Inst. Of Forestry and Wildlife. While doing her graduation from Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, she gained knowledge about ecology, genetics, invertebrates, vertebrates, bioinformatics etc. With curiosity as her drive and scientific research as her way, she wants to do conservation.
Pursuing her Masters in Wildlife Sciences from Amity Institute of Forestry and Wildlife. Priya completed her Bachelors in Zoology Honours from Dyal Singh College, Delhi University. In her three years as a Zoology student, she has learnt about behavior ecology, genetics, molecular biology, evolution of invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals.
Kushagra Gupta
Aksheeta Mahapatra
Pursuing his Masters in Wildlife Science from Amity Institute of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, he has completed his Bachelors in Biotechnology from Holkar Science College, Indore. Kushagra has a strong love for nature and is specifically interested in reptiles and their conservation.
Pursuing her Masters in Wildlife Sciences from Amity Institute of Forestry and Wildlife. Aksheeta completed her Bachelors in Zoology Honours from Dyal Singh College, Delhi University. In her three years as a Zoology student, she has learnt about behavior ecology, genetics, molecular biology, evolution of invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals. 117
AUTHORS/CONTRIBUTORS
Wajiha Khan Pursuing her M.Sc. from Amity Institute of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Wajiha has done her B.Sc. in Biotechnology from BFIT, Dehradun. She is passionate for Wildlife and wants to contribute for conservation in future.
Archi Sehgal Pursuing her Masters in Wildlife Sciences from Amity Institute of Forestry and Wildlife. Archi completed her Bachelors in zoology from Delhi University. During her three years, she was also a member of Animal Care Society.
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