Commercially important polyphagous tropical tasar silk insect, Antheraea mylitta Drury is distributed along central India （12-31 ° N latitude, 72-96° E longitude）, which on adaptation formed in to forty fo...Commercially important polyphagous tropical tasar silk insect, Antheraea mylitta Drury is distributed along central India （12-31 ° N latitude, 72-96° E longitude）, which on adaptation formed in to forty four ecoraces of varied phenotypes. Its wild ecoraces like Raily, Modal, Jata, Sarihan, Laria, Bhandara and Andhra, besides domesticated Daba and Sukinda are contributing for livelihood of forest based aboriginals. However, the deforestation and extensive collection of nature grown cocoons led to declination of wild population and even have endangered few ecoraces. The government and Non Government Organizations （NGOs）, although promote ecorace conservation, it could upkeep the insect wildlife only to limited extent. But the forest department with associated self help societies has advantage in conserving tasar insect as prospective forest wealth, with better knowledge and access to its habitats. The co-ordinate efforts from forest, sericulture departments to participate native aboriginals of such societies can facilitate conserving tasar-biodiversity as most feasible forest associated resource.展开更多
文摘Commercially important polyphagous tropical tasar silk insect, Antheraea mylitta Drury is distributed along central India （12-31 ° N latitude, 72-96° E longitude）, which on adaptation formed in to forty four ecoraces of varied phenotypes. Its wild ecoraces like Raily, Modal, Jata, Sarihan, Laria, Bhandara and Andhra, besides domesticated Daba and Sukinda are contributing for livelihood of forest based aboriginals. However, the deforestation and extensive collection of nature grown cocoons led to declination of wild population and even have endangered few ecoraces. The government and Non Government Organizations （NGOs）, although promote ecorace conservation, it could upkeep the insect wildlife only to limited extent. But the forest department with associated self help societies has advantage in conserving tasar insect as prospective forest wealth, with better knowledge and access to its habitats. The co-ordinate efforts from forest, sericulture departments to participate native aboriginals of such societies can facilitate conserving tasar-biodiversity as most feasible forest associated resource.
