First Report of Olepa ricini Fabricius, 1775 (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini) Feeding on Weed Plant Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton (Apocynaceae) from India

Shahabab Ahmad Farooqui; Kazi Sabnam Siddiqua; Hina Parwez; Rahul Joshi

doi:10.3157/061.146.0301

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Shahabab Ahmad Farooqui,^1,* Kazi Sabnam Siddiqua,² Hina Parwez,³ Rahul Joshi⁴

¹- Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh- 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India E- mail: shahababfarooqui@gmail.com
²-Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh- 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India E- mail:kazishabnam4@gmail.com
³- Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh- 202002, Uttar Pradesh E- mail: hinap301@gmail.com
⁴-Zoological Survey of India, Patna- 800026, Bihar, India E- mail: joshiarctiidae@gmail.com

^* Corresponding author E-mail: shahababfarooqui@gmail.com

Abstract

Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae) is a good host plant of several insect pest species. In this report, Calotropis procera is presented as a new host plant for a polyphagous lepidopteran pest, Olepa ricini Fabricius, 1775 for the first time from Indian region with 9±0.5 days adult longevity. Apart from this, complete list of other insects feeding on C. procera Aiton is also enlisted here.

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Shahabab Ahmad Farooqui, Kazi Sabnam Siddiqua, Hina Parwez, and Rahul Joshi "First Report of Olepa ricini Fabricius, 1775 (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini) Feeding on Weed Plant Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton (Apocynaceae) from India," Transactions of the American Entomological Society 146(3), 459-461, (26 November 2020). https://doi.org/10.3157/061.146.0301

Published: 26 November 2020

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