1Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 416004, Maharashtra, India
*Email: smg_zoo@unishivaji.ac.in (corresponding author): ORCID ID 0000-0001-5182-9861
Online published on 4 April, 2025.
Life cycle stages of butterflies parasitized by natural enemies. Many species of Chalcid wasps are parasites of the pupae of many insects, especially the Brachymeria genus. During field visits, it has been observed that pupae of butterfly Acarea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) are parasitized by the chalcid wasp Brachymeria euploeae (Westwood, 1837). Pupae that become infested are blackish and their activity does not resemble that of normal pupae. The record of B. euploeae as a parasitoid is not only the first record on pupae of A. terpsicore but also for Maharashtra, India.
Lepidoptera, Butterfly, Acarea terpsicore, Pupa, Natural enemy, Parasitoid, Chalcid, Brachymeria euploeae
