A detailed study of the variations found in the chrysalises of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844 (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea, Nymphalidae)

Ninety larvae of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844 were studied in September 2022 in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India. All the larvae were fed on the host plant Urtica dioica. The study reveals that the larvae of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844 produce chrysalises of four different colors i.e...

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Main Author: Lovish Garlani
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Published: Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología 2023-03-01
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description Ninety larvae of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844 were studied in September 2022 in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India. All the larvae were fed on the host plant Urtica dioica. The study reveals that the larvae of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844 produce chrysalises of four different colors i.e., Golden, Red, Green, and Brown. This study found that Golden is the most dominant color of chrysalises with the highest survival rate while Green is the rarest color in chrysalises. The survival rate of Brown colored chrysalises is moderate while interestingly all the red chrysalises were affected by parasitoids and did not survive which shows that Parasitoidism is somehow responsible for phenotypic variations in the chrysalises of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844.
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spelling doaj-art-15469c168dea460ebbc4d64be9db3df12025-08-20T03:51:43ZengSociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de LepidopterologíaSHILAP2340-40782023-03-015120110.57065/shilap.431A detailed study of the variations found in the chrysalises of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844 (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea, Nymphalidae)Lovish Garlani0Himachal Pradesh University Ninety larvae of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844 were studied in September 2022 in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India. All the larvae were fed on the host plant Urtica dioica. The study reveals that the larvae of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844 produce chrysalises of four different colors i.e., Golden, Red, Green, and Brown. This study found that Golden is the most dominant color of chrysalises with the highest survival rate while Green is the rarest color in chrysalises. The survival rate of Brown colored chrysalises is moderate while interestingly all the red chrysalises were affected by parasitoids and did not survive which shows that Parasitoidism is somehow responsible for phenotypic variations in the chrysalises of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844. https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/431LepidopteraNymphalidaeParasitoidismHimachal PradeshIndia
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A detailed study of the variations found in the chrysalises of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844 (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea, Nymphalidae)
SHILAP
Lepidoptera
Nymphalidae
Parasitoidism
Himachal Pradesh
India
title A detailed study of the variations found in the chrysalises of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844 (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea, Nymphalidae)
title_full A detailed study of the variations found in the chrysalises of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844 (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea, Nymphalidae)
title_fullStr A detailed study of the variations found in the chrysalises of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844 (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea, Nymphalidae)
title_full_unstemmed A detailed study of the variations found in the chrysalises of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844 (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea, Nymphalidae)
title_short A detailed study of the variations found in the chrysalises of Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1844 (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea, Nymphalidae)
title_sort detailed study of the variations found in the chrysalises of aglais caschmirensis kollar 1844 lepidoptera papilionoidea nymphalidae
topic Lepidoptera
Nymphalidae
Parasitoidism
Himachal Pradesh
India
url https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/431
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