Lepidoptera diversity in grassland and secondary forest using UV light trap in De La Salle University–Science and Technology Complex, Biñan City, Laguna, Philippines

• Main Authors: Zambrano, Anna Rose C., Limbauan, Jaryna O., Bartolata, Ramgie M., Nepacina, Maria Rejane J., Cabiles, Ma. Monica M., Silvestre, Mark Louie T., Bongulto, Kenneth A., Barrion, Alberto T.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2017
• Subjects: Lepidoptera—Philippines—Laguna—Classification; Biology; Life Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/11307
• Institution: De La Salle University

The diversity of lepidoptera in the two adjacent ecosystems, grassland and secondary forest, behind DLSU-STC campus was determined. Species diversity of lepidoptera in both habitats is generally low – H 1 =1.818 in grassland and H1 =1.850 in the secondary forest suggesting an uneven distribution of species in the area. Two families of Lepidoptera were observed to be dominating in the area; Pyralidae dominates the secondary forest due to the presence of fruit trees and Gracillariidae in the grassland due to the abundance of Napier grasses, with a relative density of 28.57% and 32.43%, respectively. The two habitats show 82.35% of taxa that are commonly shared within the area.