Checklist of moths of Savitribai Phule Pune University, India

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Description

This is a checklist compiled over 6 years of observations on the campus of Savitribai Phule Pune University, India. The list contains the observation of Lepidoptera (suborder Heterocera - not containing butterflies). First such version was published in 2021 (https://gitlab.com/bspujari/sppu_moths). This work can be considered as an extension of the same work. There are total 361 entries encompassing 250 genera with 202 species-level identifications.

Data Records

The data in this checklist resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 361 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.

How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Pujari B (2024). Checklist of moths of Savitribai Phule Pune University, India. Version 1.6. Alive Charitable Trust, Pune. Checklist dataset. https://cloud.gbif.org/asia/resource?r=moths_of_sp_pune_univesity&v=1.6

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is Alive Charitable Trust, Pune. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 4a8ff61b-b954-4fcc-be88-d1da7109f81f. Alive Charitable Trust, Pune publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.

Keywords

Occurrence; Checklist

Contacts

Bhalchanadra Pujari

Metadata Provider ●
Originator ●
Point Of Contact ●
Principal Investigator

Member

Alive Charitable Trust

Pune

Geographic Coverage

Campus of Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India.

Bounding Coordinates	South West [18.542, 73.814], North East [18.564, 73.838]

Taxonomic Coverage

All Lepidoptera except Rhopalocera (butterflies)

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Nolidae, Cosmopterigidae, Crambidae, Noctuidae, Euteliidae, Gracillariidae, Lasiocampidae, Oecophoridae, Tineidae, Gelechiidae, Hyblaeidae, Tortricidae, Eupterotidae, Plutellidae, Depressariidae, Pyralidae, Peleopodidae, Erebidae, Uraniidae, Lecithoceridae, Notodontidae, Limacodidae, Sphingidae, Bombycidae, Geometridae, Eriocottidae, Stathmopodidae, Pterophoridae, Thyrididae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date	2018-09-23 / 2024-07-16

Project Data

Data Publishing Challenge- GBIF Virtual Data Mobilization Workshop for Asia 2024

Title	EV-ASIA2024DM
Identifier	EV-ASIA2024DM
Funding	None
Study Area Description	The bustling metropolis of Pune is located at the western part of India. The metropolitan area of the city has estimated population of 7.4 million (Wikipedia (2021)) and is home to several education institutes including Savitribai Phule Pune University. The city is located at the foothills of Western Ghats (Sahyadri mountain ranges) and is rich in biodiversity. Established in 1949 the university is spread across the area of 411 acres and is considered to be a prime institute in India. The campus is located roughly at the elevation of 580 m from mean sea level. Ecologically one the unique features of the university campus is the presence of large numbers of Dalbergia melanoxylon (African blackwood) trees, believed to have been introduced in colonial times by British government. Such a large population of these trees is not reported anywhere in India Apart from Dalbergia melanoxylon there are a handful of introduced species like Couroupita guianensis (cannon- ball), guazuma ulmifolia (West Indian elm), Libidibia coriaria (divi-divi), adansonia (baobabs) among others. The campus also hosts multiple native trees mainly ficus benghalensis (Indian banyan), ficus religiosa (sacred fig), Cassia fistula (golden rain), jacaranda mimosifolia (blue jacaranda) etc.

The personnel involved in the project:

Bhalchanadra Pujari

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5828-3766

Sampling Methods

The data was captured from 2018 to 2024, primarily during the monsoon period. The frequency was not fixed.

Study Extent	For data collections we carried more than two years of observations from 2018 to 2024. We aperiodically observed the walls lit with 60W compact /fluorescent lamps located mainly at three locations on the campus 1) near Jaykar library, 2) Faculty house and 3) department of scientific computing modeling & simulation. Some insignificant number of observations were also made at other location across the campus. To be the non- invasive, no separate traps were set up; neither any moth was captured for the observation. As a result some of the identification had to be limited to genera level.
Quality Control	Each species that is listed in the checklist is photographed and the identification if peer-reviewed via crowd-sourcing through iNaturalist.org. Utmost care has been taken and only observations that pass the "Research Grade" level on iNaturalist were selected to be considered for checklist, ensuring democratic agreement in peer-review.

Study Extent

For data collections we carried more than two years of observations from 2018 to 2024. We aperiodically observed the walls lit with 60W compact /fluorescent lamps located mainly at three locations on the campus 1) near Jaykar library, 2) Faculty house and 3) department of scientific computing modeling & simulation. Some insignificant number of observations were also made at other location across the campus. To be the non- invasive, no separate traps were set up; neither any moth was captured for the observation. As a result some of the identification had to be limited to genera level.

Quality Control

Each species that is listed in the checklist is photographed and the identification if peer-reviewed via crowd-sourcing through iNaturalist.org. Utmost care has been taken and only observations that pass the "Research Grade" level on iNaturalist were selected to be considered for checklist, ensuring democratic agreement in peer-review.

Method step description:

1) Set up a light source 2) Take the pictures of the individuals visiting the source 3) Upload the data on iNaturalist.org for peer reviewed identification.

Additional Metadata

This work can be considered as an extension of https://gitlab.com/bspujari/sppu_moths. The python program available on the link can be utilized by others to generate similar checklists.

Purpose	Despite the rich biodiversity we could not /ind the comprehensive checklist for the campus or even broader metropolis region. One of the most important works in the nearby region on lepidoptera inventory is due to Shubhalaxmi et. al. (2011) wherein the authors have explored the said fauna in Western Ghats. Their areas of observations has been mainly the hilly region with dense forest cover. They have reported a rich fauna but it is expected that an urban environment is unlikely to support same diversity. The other records do exist from northern Maharashtra (Gurule and Nikam (2011, 2013) , but the terrain and the climate is significantly differ from that in Pune. Therefore it was imperative to document the Lepidoptera fauna in its current state for the university campus.
Maintenance Description	We plan to update the checklist bi-annually.
Alternative Identifiers	4a8ff61b-b954-4fcc-be88-d1da7109f81f
	https://cloud.gbif.org/asia/resource?r=moths_of_sp_pune_univesity