Biology of common rose butterfly, Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) on the host plant, Aristolochia indica L. (Aristolochiaceae)

Authors

  • Md Maksudul Alam Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • MA Bashar Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • Humayun Reza Khan Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/dujbs.v23i2.20090

Keywords:

Biology, Common rose butterfly, Feeding potential, Instar, Incubation

Abstract

To study the biology of Pachliopta aristolochiae on its host plant Aristolochia indica singly laid eggs on the host plant were collected from the field and reared in the laboratory under optimum conditions of temperature (28 ± 3 °C) and relative humidity (70 ± 5% RH). Incubation period of the egg was 5.0 ± 0.6 days, larval developmental period was 11 ± 0.3 days, pre?pupal period was 0.87 ± 0.08 day, and the pupation took 12 ± 0.63 days. The length of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th instar larvae were 4.0 ± 0.63, 9 ± 0.63, 22.6 ± 5.2 and 38.2 ± 4.70 mm, respectively. The feeding potential rate of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th instar larvae were 11.4 ± 5.04, 29.6 ± 5.12, 51.4 ± 6.0 and 72.8 ± 4.9%, respectively. The weight of the faeces of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th instar larvae were 0.012 ± 0.004, 0.047 ± 0.018, 0.0114 ± 0.023 and 0.274 ± 0.045 gm, respectively.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/dujbs.v23i2.20090

Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 23(2): 109-117, 2014

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2014-08-20

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Alam, M. M., Bashar, M., & Khan, H. R. (2014). Biology of common rose butterfly, Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) on the host plant, Aristolochia indica L. (Aristolochiaceae). Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences, 23(2), 109–117. https://doi.org/10.3329/dujbs.v23i2.20090

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