• C. Kathirvelu
• S.K. Pavithrra Dharani
• R. Kanagarajan

A study was conducted in Annamalainagar, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu to document the lepidopteran fauna of that area from January to December, 2016. During the study period 679 lepidopterans were recorded in the study area by using transect method, aerial netting, light trap and host rearing. Out of 679 lepidopterans, 158 butterflies, 10 skippers and 511 moths were recorded. They were identified with the help of standard keys up to subfamily level. There were nine superfamilie were identified, out of which, Noctuoidea was found to be dominant with 224 individuals followed by Papilionoidea (158). Twenty four subfamilies viz., Papilioninae (38), Pierinae (26), Coliadinae (21), Lycaeninae (17), Nymphalinae (11), Satyrinae (19), Danainae (26) were categorized under Papilionoidea while Hesperiinae (10) under Hesperoidea, Xyloryctinae (29), Sesiinae (7), Pterophorinae (21), Schoenobiinae (67), Spilomelinae (82), Sphinginae (9), Macroglossinae (7), Ennominae (41), Microniinae (24), Noctuinae (92), Arctiinae (34), Lymantriinae (7), Heliothinae (13), Plusiinae (15), Aganainae (46) and Erebinae (17) were recognized under seven different superfamilies of Lepidoptera in the study area.

Coastal area, Diversity, Fauna, Lepidoptera, Subfamily

"LEPIDOPTERAN FAUNA OF ANNAMALAINAGAR, CUDDALORE DISTRICT, TAMILNADU", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.214-221, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904D30.pdf

"LEPIDOPTERAN FAUNA OF ANNAMALAINAGAR, CUDDALORE DISTRICT, TAMILNADU", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp214-221, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904D30.pdf