• Navnath Pawar
• Chati R S
• Rohit Kale

The present study was conducted at the across Osmanabad district. Study compiled as baseline contribution to diversity and distribution of moths in the Osmanabad district, Population status of moth, a species richness, abundance and evenness. Selected site was surveyed from Jan- 2022 - December 2023. 18 species of Moths were yield as a result of present study. that Noctuidae is most diverse family and having 8 species i.e. Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera litura, Mythimna separata, Helicoverpa armigera, Chrysodeixis eriosoma, Thysanoplusia orichalcea, Agrotis ipsilon, Agrotis segetum after which Erebidae having 03 species i.e. Achaea Janata, Aloa lactinea, Olene mendosa and Sphingidae having 03 species i.e. Agrius convolvuli, Daphnis nerii, Acherontia styx are dominating families recorded from the area, 01 species is recorded from each family i.e. Notodontidae, Crambidae Nolidae and Geometridae. Netria multispinae, Maruca vitrata, Blenina donans, Agathia laetata respectively.

Lepidoptera, Moth, Diversity, Similarity matrix.

"Diversity and distribution of moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) from Osmanabad Districts, Maharashtra", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 11, page no.f287-f295, November-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2511553.pdf

"Diversity and distribution of moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) from Osmanabad Districts, Maharashtra", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 11, page no. ppf287-f295, November-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2511553.pdf