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Arthropods, 2013, 2(4): 237-241
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Checklist of moth fauna of Peshawar, Pakistan

Muhammad Aslam
Department of Zoology, Islamia College University Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Received 9 December 2012;Accepted 13 January 2013;Published online 1 December 2013
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Abstract
A taxonomic survey of moth fauna was carried out in Peshawar from June to August in 2010 to know about moth species present in this area. A total number of 1375 moth specimens were collected by using simple light traps operated from dusk to dawn daily for sixty nights. A total of 18 moth species belonging to six families were recorded in Peshawar during this study.

Keywords moth;Peshawar;family;traps.



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