Hybrid mahogany as a new larval host plant of Anthene emolus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with ant attendance and notes on immature development
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Hybrid mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King × S. mahogany (L.) Jacq.) (Meliaceae) is reported as a new larval host of Anthene emolus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Larvae of A. emolus were observed feeding on young leaves on a hybrid mahogany tree in a peri-urban site in West Bengal, with workers of the Asian weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) attending the larvae along active foraging trails.
Source: Israel journal of entomology
Author: Biswas, Sourabh
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7130937207
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