Ecobiology of the common banded AWL Hasora chromus (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: rhopalocera: satyridae) from southern Andhra Pradesh

The Common Banded Awl, Hasora chromus is univalent and seasonal and endangered in Southern Andhra Pradesh. It was on wing from April to Nov and breeds almost with high frequency during the periods of monsoon and post monsoon seasons. The development from egg to adult was 18 -24 days. There was no dormant stage in the life history. Success development of egg, larvae and pupae was 50 -90%, 50–80% and 50–80% during the said period. Short life cycle and high success development of life stages suggest the production of 8 -9 broods in the season. Nutritional indices growth rate (GR), consumption index (CI) and approximate digestibility(AD) decreased as the larvae aged, while those, of efficiency of conversion of digested food (ECD) and efficiency of conversion of ingested food (ECI) were increased.