Title of article
New larval host plants for three butterfly (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) species from Rahr region of West Bengal, India
Author/Authors
Banerjee ، Debdulal Paschim Bardhaman , Singhamahapatra ، Aniruddha , Roy ، Subhajit Department of Information Technology - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
From page
67
To page
79
Abstract
Centranthera tranquebarica (Spreng.) Merr. (Orobranchaceae) and Mallotus repandus (Rottler) Müll. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae) are reported as new host plants of Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758) (Nymphalidae) and Rapala manea (Hewitson, 1863) (Lycaenidae) butterflies from Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal, India. Schleichera oleosa (Sapindaceae), a deciduous tree, is reported as new host plant of Coladenia indrani (Moore, [1866]) (Hesperiidae) from Bankura district of West Bengal, India. Defensive mechanism of Junonia orithya larva by rolling itself into a tight spiral is also observed.
Keywords
host plant , Blue Pansy , Slate Flash , Tricolor Pied Flat , habitat conservation
Journal title
Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics
Journal title
Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics
Record number
2734566
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