New host records of Lepidoptera, defoliating Himalayan silver oak, Quercus leucotrichophora A.Camus and ring-cupped oak, Q. glauca Thunb. (Fagaceae) in Uttarakhand, Western Himalayas, India

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  • Arun P. Singh
  • Gaurav Chand Ramola

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v46i1.587

Abstract

Survey on the lepidopteran insects attacking oak trees Quercus leucotrichophora and Q. glauca in forest areas revealed 65 species which are mostly polyphagus in habit. The study reports 13 species of lepidopteran belonging to Limacodidae, Erebidae, Geometridae, Pyralidae and Limacodidae as new host for Q. leucotrichophora and four species belonging to Arctiidae and Limacodidae on Q. glauca from both Garhwal and Kumaon regions of Uttarakhand state, India.

Author Biographies

Arun P. Singh

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

Gaurav Chand Ramola

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

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Published

2021-03-31

How to Cite

Singh, A. P., & Ramola, G. C. (2021). New host records of Lepidoptera, defoliating Himalayan silver oak, Quercus leucotrichophora A.Camus and ring-cupped oak, Q. glauca Thunb. (Fagaceae) in Uttarakhand, Western Himalayas, India. ENTOMON, 46(1), 53–68. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v46i1.587

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