India’s First Catalogue of Lepidoptera

The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) completed India's first detailed catalogue of Lepidoptera.

Key Facts

  • Lepidoptera = Butterflies + Moths
  • Catalogue: 22 volumes
  • Total species: 13,703
  • Genera: 3,705
  • Subfamilies: 240
  • Families: 102
  • Superfamilies: 31
  • Butterflies: 1,417
  • Moths: 12,286
  • Represents around 8.25% of global butterfly and moth species.

Special Fact

India has 2,205 species of Geometroidea, representing around 8.80% of global diversity of this superfamily.

UPSC Focus: Biodiversity | Taxonomy | Pollinators | ZSI