Notes on Nacaduba normani ELIOT in Sabah, North Borneo (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)

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  • 北ボルネオ,サパー州産ノーマンウラナミシジミについて
  • 北ボルネオ,サバー州産ノーマンウラナミシジミについて〔英文〕
  • キタ ボルネオ サバーシュウサン ノーマンウラナミシジミ ニ ツイテ エイブン

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Nacaduba normani, a small Lycaenid butterfly rather recently described from Borneo, belongs to the berenice group of the genus. The larvae of this species were found to feed on young leaves of cocoa tree, Theobroma cacao. The stubborn infestation by the larvae was caused by the presence of the original host plant, Paranephelium nitidum retained as a shade tree of the cocoa plantation. Eggs hatched 2 days after oviposition. The larval stages lasted 7 to 8 days. Very small ants were in association with the larvae. The pupal stage lasted 6 days. The emergence of adults took place between 0900 and 1000 hrs.

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  • Lepidoptera Science

    Lepidoptera Science 41 (3), 149-154, 1990

    THE LEPIDOPTEROLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN

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