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
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
