| The study was conducted in order to explore moth fauna of Ken- Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary & its surrounding area in Panna and Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, Central India. The present study recorded 77 species of moths belonging to 69 genera, 11 families under 23 subfamilies and 6 Super families. The highest species richness was shown by the family Erebidae followed by the families Crambidae, Geometridae, Noctuidea and Sphingidae. The familes Limacodidae with 3 and Lasiocampidae with 2 species recorded. The others Bombycidae, Eupterotidae, Nolidae and Nototdontidae families comprising of one species each were recorded from the study area. The results of this study are promising; it sheds light on the unknown moth biodiversity of Ken-Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary.
Keywords: Lepidoptera, Heterocera, Moths, Ken-Gharial WLS, Panna, Madhya Pradesh.
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