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New Host Plant Records for Ragadia luzonia and Acrophtalmia yamashitai (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) from Negros Island, Philippines, with a Summary of Spike Moss-Feeding Butterflies.
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Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society . Dec2024, Vol. 78 Issue 4, p261-265. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- A new larval host plant, Selaginella engleri (Selaginellaceae), is recorded for both Ragadia luzonia negrosensis Yamaguchi & Aoki, 1982 and Acrophtalmia yamashitai yamashitai Uémura & Yamaguchi, 1982 from Negros Island, Philippines. The egg and first larval instar are described and illustrated. Other butterflies using Selaginella spike mosses as larval host plants are also listed and discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00240966
- Volume :
- 78
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 181680970
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.18473/lepi.78i4.a5