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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2017 , Volume 5, Issue 1
Page No. : 498-503
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2564
Biology of Anar Butterfly, Deudorix isocrates (Fab.) (Lycaenidae: Lepidoptera) on Pomegranate, Punica granatum L.
K. P. Kumar1*, P. D. Kamala Jayanthi2, S. Onkara Naik2, Abraham Verghese3 and
A. K. Chakravarthy2
1Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Gandhi Krishi Vignan Kendra (GKVK), Bengaluru-560065, Karnataka, India
2Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesseraghatta Lake PO, Bengaluru-560089, Karnataka, India
3GPS Institute of Agricultural Management, Bengaluru- 560 058, Karnataka, India *Corresponding Author E-mail: kumarkp4830@gmail.com
Received: 8.02.2017 | Revised: 20.02.2017 | Accepted: 21.02.2017
ABSTRACT
Pomegranate butterfly, Deudorix isocrates is one the most obnoxious pest on pomegranate crop incurring about 65-70 percent of yield loss worldwide. However, the experiment was conducted on biology of pomegranate fruit borer at the laboratory of Division of Entomology and Nematology, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta, Bengaluru during 2013-14. Biological studies revealed that gravid female lays shiny white eggs singly on the calyx of flowers or on young fruits. The incubation, larval, prepupal and pupal periods were 7.15 ± 0.10, 32.9 ± 2.38, 4.35 ± 0.12 and 10.25 ± 0.10 days respectively. The adult longevity of male and female was 8.26 ± 0.14 and 10.28 ± 0.20 days respectively. Sexual dimorphism was observed in adults. D. isocrates took about 52-75 days with on an average 63.92 ± 2.87 days to complete life cycle from oviposition to adult emergence on pomegranate.
Key words: Anar Butterfly, Adult longevity, Biology, Deudorix isocrates (Fab.), Pomegranate
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Cite this article:
Kumar, K.P., Jayanthi, P.D.K.,Naik, S.O., Verghese, A. and Chakravarthy, A.K., Biology of Anar Butterfly, Deudorix isocrates (Fab.) (Lycaenidae: Lepidoptera) on Pomegranate, Punica granatum L., Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 5(1): 498-503 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2564
