Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

TAXONOMIC STUDY OF THE GENUS GANDACA MOORE(LEPIDOPTERA: PIERIDAE) FROM INDIA

Manpreet Kaur, Jagbir Singh Kirti and Avtar Kaur Sidhu

Abstract

In this present work, the external morphological features including genitalic attributes and distribution ofGandacaharina (Horsfield) have been discussed in detail. The genitalic attributes of both the subspeciesunder Gandacaharina (Horsfield) i.e. Gandacaharinaandamana Moore and Gandacaharinaassamica Moorehave been studied, illustrated and compared for the first time.The diagnosis of the genus has been updatedand key to subspecies has been formulated.