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Faunal composition of smaller moths (microlepidoptera) in lowland tropical forest, Sarawak

A total of 222 individuals of the microlepidoptera representing 92 species were collected using an illuminated vertical light sheet from secondary lowland forest at Matang Wildlife Centre, Kota Samarahan, and Sri Arnan, Sarawak. Nine families of these smaller moths were represented, with Pyralidae a...

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Main Author: Diana, anak James Junau.
Format: Final Year Project Report
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2003
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QL Zoology
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spelling my.unimas.ir-176302024-10-14T02:06:10Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17630/ Faunal composition of smaller moths (microlepidoptera) in lowland tropical forest, Sarawak Diana, anak James Junau. QL Zoology A total of 222 individuals of the microlepidoptera representing 92 species were collected using an illuminated vertical light sheet from secondary lowland forest at Matang Wildlife Centre, Kota Samarahan, and Sri Arnan, Sarawak. Nine families of these smaller moths were represented, with Pyralidae as the most abundant and diverse family. The three commonest species were Cnaphalocrocis patnalis Bradley, Nacoleia charesalis Walker and Picrostomastis inductalis Walker. These were represented by 12 individuals each. Tineidae and Pterophoridae represented the least diverse families with a single species and individual collected each. The faunal composition is further discussed and compared to other available studies on moths of Borneo. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2003 Final Year Project Report NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17630/13/Faunal%20composition%20of%20smaller%20moths%20%28Microlepidoptera%29%20in%20Lowland%20Tropical%20Forest%2C%20Sarawak%20%28Fulltext%29.pdf Diana, anak James Junau. (2003) Faunal composition of smaller moths (microlepidoptera) in lowland tropical forest, Sarawak. [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)
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Diana, anak James Junau.
Faunal composition of smaller moths (microlepidoptera) in lowland tropical forest, Sarawak
description A total of 222 individuals of the microlepidoptera representing 92 species were collected using an illuminated vertical light sheet from secondary lowland forest at Matang Wildlife Centre, Kota Samarahan, and Sri Arnan, Sarawak. Nine families of these smaller moths were represented, with Pyralidae as the most abundant and diverse family. The three commonest species were Cnaphalocrocis patnalis Bradley, Nacoleia charesalis Walker and Picrostomastis inductalis Walker. These were represented by 12 individuals each. Tineidae and Pterophoridae represented the least diverse families with a single species and individual collected each. The faunal composition is further discussed and compared to other available studies on moths of Borneo.
format Final Year Project Report
author Diana, anak James Junau.
author_facet Diana, anak James Junau.
author_sort Diana, anak James Junau.
title Faunal composition of smaller moths (microlepidoptera) in lowland tropical forest, Sarawak
title_short Faunal composition of smaller moths (microlepidoptera) in lowland tropical forest, Sarawak
title_full Faunal composition of smaller moths (microlepidoptera) in lowland tropical forest, Sarawak
title_fullStr Faunal composition of smaller moths (microlepidoptera) in lowland tropical forest, Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed Faunal composition of smaller moths (microlepidoptera) in lowland tropical forest, Sarawak
title_sort faunal composition of smaller moths (microlepidoptera) in lowland tropical forest, sarawak
publisher Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
publishDate 2003
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17630/13/Faunal%20composition%20of%20smaller%20moths%20%28Microlepidoptera%29%20in%20Lowland%20Tropical%20Forest%2C%20Sarawak%20%28Fulltext%29.pdf
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