1Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580005, Karnataka, India
2Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, Vijayapura, 586102, Karnataka, India
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Online published on 3 July, 2025.
The common Mormon, Papilio polytes L. is one of the important butterfly pests on citrus crops. The biology of P. polytes was studied under laboratory conditions at the Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, Vijayapura, Karnataka, India. The average fecundity was 21.70 eggs per female butterfly. The incubation, total larval and pupal period were observed to be of 3.83, 14.88 and 13.36 days, respectively. The total lifecycle of male and female butterfly was completed in 39.42 and 41.47 days, respectively. Pre-oviposition, oviposition and postoviposition period were 1.18, 5.96 and 1.20 days, respectively.
Acid lime, Papilio polytes, Biology, Morphometry, Incubation period, Larval period
