Autecology of the tailed jay butterfly Graphium agamemnon (Lepidoptera : Rhopalocera : Papilionidae).

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dc.contributor.authorRamana, S P Venkataen_US
dc.contributor.authorAtluri, J Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorReddi, C Subbaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2003-07-21en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-02T04:21:32Z
dc.date.available2003-07-21en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-02T04:21:32Z
dc.date.issued2003-07-21en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Tailed Jay Graphium agamemnon is one of the attractive papilionid butterflies that enliven the environment of Visakhapatnam. It occurs throughout the year. It lays eggs singly on young leaves of the mast tree Polyalthia longifolia var. pendula (Annonaceae). The eggs take 3-4 days to hatch. The larvae go through 5 instars over a period of 15-16 days. The pupal period is 13-14 days. The total period from egg to adult emergence spans over 33-36 days. Based on this short life cycle, and larval and pupal development success studied every month, this butterfly can be multivoltine with a minimum of 7-8 broods in a year. Both CI and GR decreased with the age of larva, their average figures being 3.78 and 0.43 respectively. AD values are high (average 92%) and decreased through successive instars. Both ECD and ECI followed a similar pattern with an increase from instar I up to II, then a decrease up to IV and again an increase in instar V and the highest value is with fifth instar. Adults frequently visited flowers (12-35 flowers in a min) spending 1.0 to 3.2 seconds on a flower. The nectar concentration ranged between 16 and 58%. Peak foraging activity mostly fell between 0900-1000 h. The proboscis received pollen in most of the floral species visited, thus satisfying one of the characteristics of butterfly pollination. Being a fast and strong flier it is treated as "high energy" pollinator promoting cross-pollination.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRamana SP, Atluri JB, Reddi CS. Autecology of the tailed jay butterfly Graphium agamemnon (Lepidoptera : Rhopalocera : Papilionidae). Journal of Environmental Biology. 2003 Jul; 24(3): 295-303en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/113714
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.geocities.com/j_environ_biol/en_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshButterflies --growth & developmenten_US
dc.subject.meshDieten_US
dc.subject.meshFeeding Behavioren_US
dc.subject.meshFlowersen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshLarva --growth & developmenten_US
dc.subject.meshOvum --growth & developmenten_US
dc.subject.meshPollenen_US
dc.subject.meshPopulation Dynamicsen_US
dc.subject.meshReproductionen_US
dc.titleAutecology of the tailed jay butterfly Graphium agamemnon (Lepidoptera : Rhopalocera : Papilionidae).en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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