Journal of Entomological Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue: 3

biology of lemon butterfly (Papilio demoleus and P. polytes) on citrus crop under tarai agroclimatic condition

  • Author:
  • Tanuja Phartiyal, Poonam Srivastava, M.S. Khan, R.M. Srivastava
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 255 to 258

Department of Entomology, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar -263 145, Uttarakhand, India

*Corresponding author's E-mail: ravimohan_2005@rediffmail.com

Online published on 15 September, 2012.

Abstract

The biological observations of P. demoleus and P. polytes indicated that the larvae passed through five instars. The incubation, larval and pupal periods were 4.9, 23.2 and 20.8 days respectively.

Keywords

Biology, Lemon Butterfly, Citrus, Tarai region of North Western Himalayas