Survey and documentation of Pyraloidea fauna associated with horticulture crops of zone-1 and 2 of Karnataka, India

Abstract

Pyraloidea is the third largest super family of the order Lepidoptera, and has great economic importance as it causes serious damage to crop plants as a borers, root feeders, seed feeders, leaf rollers and webbers. Survey and documentation of Pyraloidea fauna from their actual hosts is the need of hour for accurate identification and authentication of its host. Survey and documentation of Pyraloidea fauna occurring on horticulture crops of zone-1 and 2 of Karnataka, India revealed a total of 22 identified and 5 unidentified species of Pyraloidea from 711 specimens collected and reared on their respective hosts falling under 20 genera, representing 5 sub-families viz., Phycitinae, Epipaschiinae, Spilomelinae, Glaphyriinae and Cybalomiinae. Among 5 sub-families, two sub-families Epipaschiinae and Phycitinae were belonging to Pyralidae, while remaining three sub-families were belong to Crambidae