The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) under MoEFCC completed the National Catalogue of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), with the final volume published in Zootaxa.
India has 13,703 Lepidoptera species in 3,705 genera, 240 subfamilies, 102 families and 31 superfamilies, about 8.25% of the world's known species. India is also a global hotspot for Geometroidea moths, with 2,205 species in 479 genera, or 8.80% of the world total, sheltered by habitats ranging from the Himalayas to the Western Ghats.