The following is a list of the moths of India. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 species of moths exist in India.
Family lists for Indian moths
- Alucitidae
- Bombycidae
- Brachodidae
- Brahmaeidae
- Choreutidae
- Cosmopterigidae
- Cossidae
- Crambidae
- Depressariidae
- Drepanidae
- Elachistidae
- Urodeta jurateae Sruoga & Rociene, 2018
- Urodeta pectena Sruoga & Rociene, 2018
- Erebidae
- 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
See also
- Lepidoptera
- Fauna of India
- Flora of India
References
New species of Urodeta Stainton, 1869 (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) from Ghana and Democratic Republic of the Congo, with identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- Hampson, G.F. & al (1892-1937) Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma - Moths. Vols. 1-5 cxix 2813 p - 1295 figs - 1 table - 15 pl (12 in col.)
- Kendrick, R.C., 2002 [2003]. Moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Hong Kong. PhD thesis, The University of Hong Kong. xvi 660 pp. [1]
- Savela, Markku. Website on Lepidoptera and some other life forms - page on order Lepidoptera (Accessed 8 July 2007).
External links
- Insects of Sri Lanka
- "Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms".
- Indian Wildlife Act and scheduled species lists
- Schedule 1
- Schedule 2
