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Puddling by Lepidopterans on a Road-Stretch Along Dehing-Patkai National Park, Assam

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Puddling behaviour of lepidopterans was observed along a stretch of road near Dehing-Patkai National Park, Assam. The survey was conducted for 15 days from 4:00 to 11:00 hrs and 15:00 to 18:00 hrs on a selected road stretch of the protected area. Six lepidopteran species of three families were encountered feeding on available resources. False Tiger Moth Dysphania militaris (Linnaeus 1758) was the most frequent (89.47%), followed by four other moth species and one butterfly Branded Orange Awlet Burara oedipodea (Swainson 1820) (1.32%). The food resources on the road, namely elephant dung, carnivore scats, and road-kills of reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans, and insects dominated by conspecific moths, were also documented. Among the six main resources, elephant dung (67%) was utilized by the maximum number of individuals of different moth species.

Source: Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS)

DOI: 10.17087/jbnhs/2021/v118/156610

Authors: Swapna Devi Ray, Goldin Quadros, Prateek Dey, Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Ram Pratap Singh

Institutions: Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History, Central University of South Bihar

Language: English

Topic: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4389740468

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