Outbreak and life cycle of the hook tip moth, Deroca inconclusa (Walker,1856) (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) on Himalayan Dogwood, Cornus capitata Wall. ex Roxb. (Cornaceae) in Garhwal region of Western Himalaya, India

Authors

  • Arun Pratap Singh
  • Gaurav Chand Ramola

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v45i4.576

Abstract

During the course of survey carried out in Chakrata hills (Chakrata Forest Division, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand (Western Himalaya), sporadic infestation by the hook tip moth, Deroca inconclusa (Walker,1856) (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae : Drepaninae) was recorded on Cornus capitata Wall. ex Roxb. trees in Chakrata Reserve Forest at several locations. Outbreak of the hook tip moth is being reported for the first time from this region along with its life history on C. capitata from the Garhwal region of the Western Himalaya.

Author Biographies

Arun Pratap Singh

Entomology Branch, Forest Protection Division, Forest Research Institute (ICFRE), New Forest, Dehradun 248006, Uttarakhand, India

Gaurav Chand Ramola

Entomology Branch, Forest Protection Division, Forest Research Institute (ICFRE), New Forest, Dehradun 248006, Uttarakhand, India

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Singh, A. P., & Ramola, G. C. (2020). Outbreak and life cycle of the hook tip moth, Deroca inconclusa (Walker,1856) (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) on Himalayan Dogwood, Cornus capitata Wall. ex Roxb. (Cornaceae) in Garhwal region of Western Himalaya, India. ENTOMON, 45(4), 311–316. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v45i4.576

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 4 (2020)

Section

Short Communications