First Record of Parasitoid Brachymeria euploeae Westwood on Acarea Terpsicore L.

Authors

  • S M Gaikwad Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416004, Maharashtra, India.
  • A N Patil Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416004, Maharashtra, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.1108

Keywords:

Lepidoptera, Butterfly, Acarea Terpsicore, Pupa, Natural Enemy, Parasitoid, Chalcid, Brachymeria Euploeae.

Abstract

Life cycle stages of butterflies parasitized by natural enemies. Many species of Chalcid wasps are parasites of the pupae of many insects, especially the Brachymeria genus. During field visits, it has been observed that pupae of butterfly Acarea terpsicore(Linnaeus, 1758) are parasitized by the chalcid wasp Brachymeria euploeae (Westwood, 1837). Pupae that become infested are blackish and their activity does not resemble that of normal pupae. The record of B. euploeae as a parasitoid is not only the first record on pupae of A. terpsicore but also for Maharashtra, India.

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S M Gaikwad, Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416004, Maharashtra, India.

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Published

2023-06-16

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Gaikwad, S. M., & Patil, A. N. . (2023). First Record of <i>Parasitoid Brachymeria euploeae</i> Westwood on <i>Acarea Terpsicore</i> L. Indian Journal of Entomology, 01–03. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.1108

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