Dr. Sanjay Gajbhiye

Grammodes geometrica is a genus of moths belonging to the family  Erebidae  are known as fruit piercer moth. Class - Insecta  Order - Lepidoptera  Family - Erebidae  Genus - Grammodes  Species - G. geometrica Fabricius  ( Fruit Piercer moth) Body greyish brown, four large brown- black patches  on wing. Adult feed on Lantana camara plant ( Teak - berry plant ). Distribution - India (Gondia - Maharashtra ), Sri Lanka,  Australia, Java   

Genus Gryllotalpa belonging to family Gryllotalpidae are commonly called as European Mole Cricket. Body dark brown cylindrical yellowish underside. Fossorial nature . Fore limb s highly developed for digging. It is a pest which feeds on crops, vegetables.  Distribution - India ( Gondia- Maharashtra), Russia, Europe Ukraine  Class - Insecta  Order- Orthoptera  Family - Gryllotalpidae  Genus - Gryllotalpa  Latreille      (European Mole Cricket )

  Genus Plecia belonging in the family  Bibionidae are commonly called as Love bug, Honeymoon bug, Kissing bug, Double headed bug. It is also known as March fly bug. Body small slow, black in colour with identify their red thorax behind the head. Habit of mating during flight. This species remain together after  mating for several day, they look like to be a double head. The tendency to bite people near their mouth. It is native fly of United States. This species emerge between March to December. It is observed in the month of October. It is herbivorous that feed on the nectar and pollen. Distribution - India ( Gondia - Maharashtra ), America, Florida  Class- Insecta  Order - Diptera  Family - Bibionidae  Genus - Plecia   Species - P . nearctica Hardy  (Love bug )

 The insects genus Ceriagrion Damselfly belonging to family Coenagrionidae are commonly called as Coromandel Marsh Dart Damselfly. It is also known as Yellow Wax Tail Damselfly. Class - Insecta  Order - Odonata  Family - Coenagrionidae  Genus - Ceriagrion   Species - C . coromandelianum Fabricius  ( Coromandel Marsh Dart Damselfly )  The species are very common. Body medium sized, Eyes and thorax yellowish green but abdomen is yellow to brown in colour. Wings are transparent with yellow wing spots. Habitat - Rice fields, Garden, Weedy ponds  Distribution- India ( Gondia - Maharashtra ), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan 

Blue Banded Bee -  Amegilla zonata Linnaeus 

The Insects genus Amegilla belonging to family Apidae are commonly known as Blue Banded Bee. It is also known as digger bees. Class - Insecta  Order - Hymenoptera  Family - Apidae  Genus - Amegilla  Species - A. zonata Linnaeus  ( Blue Banded Bee ) Body medium sized, legs hairy. Blue bands on its abdomen. This is the fast flier, pollinator, fossorial, and solitary soil nesting. It is look like honey bee but its not. Honey bee have black and yellow abdomen.Blue bee is a common species. Distribution - India ( Gondia - Maharashtra ), Australia, Asia 

Looking two different species Plain Tiger ( Danaus chrysippus ) and  Common Crow ( Euploea core )  live together and doing some kind of chasing flight 

The genus Oxya hyla (subfamily: Oxyinae) belonging to family Acrididae are commonly called as Rice Grasshopper  Class - Insecta  Order - Orthoptera  Family - Acrididae  Genus - Oxya   Species - O . hyla Serville  (Rice Grasshopper ) It is also known as Short horned grasshopper  Body medium sized, dark green brown black band start from eyes along margin of lateral side. Antennae filiform types. This is the first records from rice city Gondia, which is famous for production of paddy crops. The genus are widely major pest of paddy. Distribution - India ( Gondia - Maharashtra ), Asia, Africa   

 The insects of the genus Herpetogramma moth belonging to family Crambidae are commonly called as Grass webworm. Class - Insecta  Order - Lepidoptera  Family - Crambidae  Genus- Herpetogramma Julius Lederer  ( Grass Webworm  Moth ) The insects of the genus body are dull, light pale brown in colour. Forewing long  and triangular than  hindwing. Adult males have identify six abdominal segments. Distribution - India ( Gondia - Maharashtra), Australia, N. America