Hybrid mahogany as a new larval host plant of Anthene emolus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with ant attendance and notes on immature development
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.
Authors
- Sourabh Biswas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6187-8106)
Institutions
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-02-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18729483
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00