Life History of Talicada nyseus (Guerin) (Lepidoptera:Lycaenidae) on Bryophyllum pinnatum from Western Uttar Pradesh, India

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doi:10.36808/if/2022/v148i6/166200

Life History of Talicada nyseus (Guerin) (Lepidoptera:Lycaenidae) on Bryophyllum pinnatum from Western Uttar Pradesh, India

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2022/v148i6/166200

Keywords:

Talicada nyseus, Bryophyllum pinnatum, biology.

Abstract

Talicada nyseus, a small, stunning butterfly, is distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The life history and seasonal occurrence of T. nyseus were studied on the succulent host plant Bryophyllum pinnatum grown in the homestead garden in district Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It passes through five larval stadia.

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