Indian Journal of Entomology
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  • Year: 2026
  • Volume: 88
  • Issue: 4

Rutaceae as a New Larval Host Plant Family for the Redspot Butterfly Zesius Chrysomallus Hübner (Lycaenidae: Theclinae)

  • Author:
  • Akshaja Suresh1, Sandra Maria Mathew1, K D Prathapan1,*
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 1117 to 1119

1Department of Entomology, Vellayani P O, Thiruvananthapuram695522, Kerala, India

*Email: prathapankd@gmail.com (corresponding author)

Abstract

Rutaceae (Citrus × aurantium L.) is newly reported as a host plant family for the redspot butterfly Zesius chrysomallus Hübner (Lycaenidae: Theclinae).

Keywords

India, myrmecophily, Citrus, Kerala, Oecophylla smaragdina, weaver ant, pupal period, new record, pest, larval host plants